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Illinois man killed after being struck by vehicle in Lake County

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  December 28, 2023 7:47am CST
Lake County
FOX 32 Chicago

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. - An Illinois man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on the side of the road in unincorporated Libertyville early Thursday.

At about 3:20 a.m., Lake County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to Route 137 and Clover Drive in unincorporated Libertyville for a car versus pedestrian crash.

When deputies arrived, they found 51-year-old Jose Guzman, of Park City, critically injured.

According to preliminary information, a 2016 Kia Rio, driven by a 54-year-old Woodstock man, was traveling westbound on Route 137 in the outside lane of traffic.

The Kia did not see Guzman, who was walking in the lane of traffic for an unknown reason.

At that time, the Kia struck Guzman. He was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed he died from blunt force trauma.

The driver of the Kia was uninjured and is cooperating with the investigation, the sheriff's office said.

The crash remains under investigation.