A 36-year-old motorcyclist died after he was struck by car Thursday in Cragin on the Northwest Side, according to police.
He was eastbound in the 4900 block of West Diversey Avenue about 9:35 p.m. when he was rear-ended by someone driving a black SUV, possibly a Jeep, Chicago police said.
The man was ejected from his motorcycle and struck a pole, police said. He was pronounced dead on the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death but hasn’t provided further details.
The driver of the SUV didn’t stop and continued eastbound on Diversey, police said.
Chicago police’s Major Accidents unit is investigating.
