Crime & Safety

Man, 21, Hit by Car While Crossing Ogden Avenue Monday

The accident took place near the intersection of Ogden Avenue and Route 83; a fire department spokesman said the pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Updated at 12:02 p.m.

A 21-year-old man who was hit by a car while crossing Ogden Avenue near Route 83 Monday morning was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove with injuries believed to be non-life-threatening, Westmont Fire Department administrative director Craig Skala said.

"He was talking with our paramedics," Skala said.

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The man, who according to Skala suffered injuries to his head and left-side, was hit while crossing Ogden north to south at approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday morning. 

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There was a car-on-pedestrian accident Monday morning on Ogden Avenue near the Route 83 intersection, according to Sgt. Stephen Thompson of the Westmont Police Department.

The accident took place at approximately 9:30 a.m., Thompson said, in the traffic lanes of westbound Ogden between Route 83 and Pasquinelli Drive. The 21-year-old man was crossing Ogden from north to south at the time he was struck.

"Status of the pedestrian is unknown at this time," Thompson said.

Westmont Police are leading the investigation. No citations have been issued to the driver. Thompson said Ogden traffic is back to normal.

There is construction work going on near the intersection, which is also causing traffic delays.

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