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Logan Square Man Killed Walking Friday Afternoon

 Jose Medina died after being hit near his home Friday afternoon.
Jose Medina died after being hit near his home Friday afternoon.
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CHICAGO — A Logan Square man was killed Friday afternoon while walking on North Rockwell Street, authorities said.

Jose Medina, 61, of the 2100 block of North Rockwell Street, was fatally hit by a car in the 2200 block of North Rockwell Street about 4:30 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Medina was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:01 p.m., the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. He died from multiple injuries from the vehicle that struck him, an autopsy determined.

Police said the driver, a 51-year-old man, stayed on the scene and was issued two citations.

The Police Department's Major Accidents Unit is investigating.