CHICAGO -- Matthew Mager, 29, was struck and killed by a vehicle on the North Side Sunday morning as he bicycled with a group.
The car which struck him stopped and cooperated with police. The driver is unlikely to be charged. Mager was apparently a part of a group of many cyclists riding in the area and the driver was attempting to avoid other bicycles when the accident happened, according to police News Affairs Officer Marcel Bright.
Mager, of 1414 W. Lill Ave., was hit by a vehicle at 4000 N. Lincoln Ave. about 9:15 a.m.. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead a short time later, Bright said.
That address is located near the large three-way intersection of West Irving Park Road and North Damen and North Lincoln avenues.
The Major Accidents Investigation Unit is in charge of the investigation.
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