Man struck by car, killed hours after DUI arrest

A 33-year-old Montgomery man was killed crossing busy Route 38 late Saturday, hours after he was arrested and charged with DUI, Campton Hills police said Sunday.

Marcel Lizak, of the 3000 block of Iron Leige Lane, was attempting to cross Route 38 near LaFox Road when he was struck by a vehicle at about 11:18 p.m. Saturday. Lizak was airlifted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, where he was pronounced dead.

Lizak was arrested by the Campton Hills Police Department for DUI at about 6:30 p.m. Saturday, police said. He was stopped after being seen driving erratically on Crawford Road by a Campton Hills officer. Lizak posted bond and was released from custody at 8:24 p.m. Police say Lizak then continued drinking at a "liquor establishment."

The Kane County Accident Reconstruction Team is assisting the Campton Hills Police Department in the investigation of this crash. The investigation is continuing and no charges have been filed at this time.