Wheeling man struck, killed by vehicle, officials release identity

Wheeling pedestrian killed on I-53 in Palatine

A man who was fatally struck by a vehicle while he was crossing lanes on Illinois 53 Sunday afternoon in suburban Palatine has been identified. Just before 5 p.m., state troopers responded to the northbound lanes of I-53 near Lake Cook Road where 37-year-old Saul Hernandez was hit by a gray Tesla, Illinois state police said. Hernandez, of Wheeling, was taking to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:34 p.m., state police and the Coo…

Pedestrian struck, killed by vehicle in Palatine, Illinois State Police say

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Sunday on I-53 near Lake Cook Road in Palatine, police said.

Medical examiner identifies man killed after being struck by SUV on Route 53 near Long Grove

State police investigate a crash involving a 37-year-old pedestrian that was fatally struck by an SUV on northbound Route 53 just south of Lake Cook Road on the border of Long Grove and Palatine Sunday afternoon. | Photo: Nick Rusin The medical examiner has released the identity of a man who died after he was struck by an SUV while walking across traffic on Route 53 near Long Grove and Palatine. The Illinois State Police, Arlington Heights Fire …

Wheeling pedestrian killed on Illinois 53 in Palatine

A man who was fatally struck by a vehicle while he was crossing lanes on Illinois 53 Sunday afternoon in suburban Palatine has been identified. Just before 5 p.m., state troopers responded to the northbound lanes near Lake Cook Road where 37-year-old Saul Hernandez was hit by a gray Tesla, Illinois State Police said. Hernandez, of Wheeling, was taking to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead at 5:34 p.m., state police and the Cook Coun…