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The dead pedestrian was not immediately identified; Lake County officials investigated

ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team

Sunday, July 23 2023 20.41

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DEERFIELD, Ill. (WLS) — A pedestrian died after being hit by a vehicle in a northern suburb Sunday morning, Deerfield police said.

Deerfield Police responded just before 7:20 a.m. to the Robert York and Osterman streets area for a report of a person being hit by a vehicle.

When officers arrived, they found the hiker had died.

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Deerfield Police, the Lake County Major Accident Assistance Team, and the Lake County Coroner's Office are investigating the incident.

No identifying information was immediately released about the dead pedestrians or the driver of the vehicle.

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