Wheaton pedestrian struck, killed on Roosevelt Road
A 71-year-old Wheaton man was killed after being struck by two vehicles on Roosevelt Road over the weekend, police said Monday.
James Simpson was crossing Roosevelt Road around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, just west of Fapp Circle, when he was struck by a passenger vehicle that was traveling east.
Police said Simpson was then struck by a second, westbound car. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Both drivers stopped and no citations have been issued. An investigation is ongoing.
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