Hillside man charged with fatally striking pedestrian on Chicago sidewalk

CHICAGO - A Hillside man has been charged with murder after police said he deliberately drove his car onto a West Loop sidewalk and fatally struck a pedestrian Sunday.

Joseph Verdone, 25, was arrested Tuesday at his home in the 0-100 block of North Lind Avenue in west suburban Hillside, according to Chicago police.

A 22-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on North Ogden Avenue near Washington Street around 5:15 a.m. on Sept. 4 when he was hit by a dark-colored sedan, police said.

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The unidentified man was pronounced dead at the scene, according to officials.