Joliet man accidentally electrocuted in Chicago
Posted January 01, 2008 10:00 pm
Authorities say a 20-year-old Joliet man died after coming in contact with an electrical wire and being electrocuted on Chicago's South Side.
According to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, Raul Pina was pronounced dead early yesterday morning at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Initial reports said Pina had touched a downed Commonwealth Edison power line, but a ComEd spokesman says the accident involved a streetlamp owned by the City of Chicago.
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