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Man Hit by Van in Auburn Gresham Friday Has Died

 Marvell White, 19, was cutting across several lanes of traffic when he was hit, officials said.
Marvell White, 19, was cutting across several lanes of traffic when he was hit, officials said.
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CHICAGO — A man who was hit by a van while darting between cars in Auburn Gresham on Friday has died.

The 19-year-old was cutting across several lanes of traffic in the 8700 block of South Ashland Avenue about 8:20 p.m., police said. After he passed northbound traffic, he was hit by a van in a southbound lane.

Marvell White, of the 9000 block of South Racine Avenue, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, authorities said. He died at the hospital at 4:24 p.m. Sunday.

The van's driver, a 65-year-old woman, was cited with failure to exercise due caution of a pedestrian in a roadway.