BOY KILLED BY TRUCK IN PILSEN NEIGHBORHOOD
March 20, 2010, by Jeffrey J. Kroll
A father and a son walking on West 18th Place in the Pilsen neighborhood were hit by a truck on March 19, 2010, at around 2:50. The six-year-old boy was killed immediately upon impact. His father remains in critical condition at Stroger Hospital.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the cab portion of the truck, which usually hauls a semitrailer, was travelling southbound on Ashland Avenue when its driver hit the victims at 18th Place. Police issued a ticket to the driver for striking a pedestrian in the roadway. The Major Accident Investigation Unit continues to investigate the matter
