Niles police continue to investigate after an elderly man from Lincolnwood was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning during rush hour.
According to information on the Niles Police Department Facebook page, emergency responders were called to the 5600 block of Touhy Avenue around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday on a call of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
The person was later identified by the Cook County medical examiner’s office as Chang Kim, 84, of the 7100 block of North Crawford Avenue in Lincolnwood. Kim lived about two miles from the scene of the incident.
Niles police Deputy Chief Thomas Fragassi told Pioneer Press that Kim Niles attempted to cross the street outside of the designated cross walks and not at an intersection with pedestrian crossing signals.
“He was east of the intersection attempting to cross the roadway,” said Fragassi.
It was not immediately clear why Kim was crossing the street in that manner.
The address of the incident is near the intersection of Touhy and Lehigh avenues, at the Village Crossing shopping strip. The busy area includes several restaurants, Jewel-Osco grocery store and AMC Village Crossing 18 movie theater.
The east- and westbound lanes of Touhy Avenue were closed Tuesday morning between Central and Lehigh avenues as authorities addressed the collision.
Fragassi said the driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. The deputy chief said neither alcohol nor any other intoxicating substance has been identified as a factor in this case.
Further, he said, the driver has not been cited.
Though the medical examiner identified Kim, the cause and manner of death is pending following the autopsy. A spokesperson for the office told Pioneer Press those rulings are pending final traffic reports.
