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Man Found Dead on Ravenswood Street Possible Hit-And-Run Victim, Police Say

By Quinn Ford | August 3, 2013 12:40pm
 Police found a man dead in a street in Ravenswood early Saturday morning.
Police found a man dead in a street in Ravenswood early Saturday morning.
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RAVENSWOOD — A man was found dead lying in a street in the city's Ravenswood neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.

Police were called to the 2100 block of West Wilson Avenue about 4:50 a.m. after a passing motorist spotted a man's body lying in the street, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

The man's age and name were not available Saturday afternoon, but Estrada said the death is being investigated as a possible hit-and-run.

The police department's major accident investigation unit is investigating the death.