Crime & Safety
Oswego Man Injured Walking Across Route 71 Tuesday
No tickets issued in accident that sent man to Rush-Copley Medical Center.
An Oswego man walking across Route 71 near Washington Street was taken to Rush-Copley Medical Center Tuesday morning after police said he was hit by a vehicle.
said the 51-year-old was struck by a car driven by a 44-year-old Yorkville woman as he attempted to cross Route 71 at about 11:15 a.m.
The woman was turning on to westbound Route 71 from the strip mall on the south side of the road when the man attempted to cross the street from Liberty Court, police said.
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A condition report on the man was not available, but Oswego police chief Dwight Baird said his injuries were not life-threatening.
No tickets have been issued to the driver or the pedestrian.
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