Pedestrian fatally struck by car in Chatham

CHICAGO - A man died Friday night after he was hit by a car in Chatham on the South Side.

At about 7:30 p.m., the 59-year-old was in the 8800 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when the driver of a Chrysler traveling south struck him, Chicago police said.

The man was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

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The driver, a 27-year-old man, was cited for failure to provide a driver’s license and no valid insurance, police said.

CPD’s Major Accidents Unit was investigating.