72-Year-Old Geneva Man Hit and Killed by SUV on Valley Stream Drive in Wheeling

Police said the man was struck by a 2018 Ford Explorer in unclear circumstances.

Wheeling Pedestrian Accident
72-Year-Old Geneva Man Dies After Pedestrian Crash on Valley Stream Drive in Wheeling

Wheeling, IL. – A 72-year-old Geneva man was killed after a pedestrian accident on Monday evening in north suburban Wheeling.

According to the Wheeling Police Department, the accident happened a while before 6:25 p.m. on September 29, in the 1000 block of Valley Stream Drive.

Police said the man was struck by a 2018 Ford Explorer in unclear circumstances.

The man was rushed to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge with critical injuries. He died at about 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 30.

No other information concerning the collision was provided.

An investigation by the Wheeling Police Department Traffic Unit is underway.

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