Man, 77, Woman, 71, Dead After Pedestrian Crash In Naperville

NAPERVILLE, IL — A 77-year-old man a 71-year-old woman, both of Naperville, died after they were hit by a car while walking in a crosswalk Wednesday, police say. The pedestrian-vehicle crash happened just after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Wehrli Road and Hobson.

According to police, a 64-year-old Naperville woman was driving a Toyota Tundra north on Wehrli Road and turned left onto Hobson, hitting the pedestrians in the crosswalk. Both pedestrians were rushed to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and the man was pronounced dead shortly after, police say. The woman died early Thursday, according to police.

Traffic was closed at Hobson and Wehrli until just after 8:15 p.m. as members of the Naperville Traffic Unit worked to reconstruct the crash. Police say the crash is still under investigation.

Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit at 630-420-8833.