Man dies after being struck by car on Lake Shore Drive in Uptown

CHICAGO - An 87-year-old man died after being struck by a car Wednesday while crossing Lake Shore Drive near Foster Avenue in Uptown

He was hit by a northbound Toyota Camry about 11:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said.

He was rushed to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Though he remains unidentified, an autopsy confirmed he died of multiple blunt force injuries from the crash and ruled his death an accident, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.