Peoria man killed in late-night accident

Posted on May 6, 2018
46-year-old Kendrick Young, Sr. was killed last night after he was struck by a car while crossing the street. (Photo courtesy Flickr/DavidsonScott15)

By Patrick Baron

PEORIA – A Peoria man was killed last night after he was hit by a car while crossing the street.

Peoria County Corner Jamie Harwood says Kendrick Young, Sr., 46, was crossing the intersection of Knoxville Avenue and Nebraska Street in Peoria around 11:20 p.m. when a vehicle traveling southbound hit him. Peoria Police, the Peoria Fire Department and ambulance arrived on the scene. Young was taken to OSF Saint Francis Medical Center where he was pronounced dead just before midnight.

An autopsy is scheduled. No information about the driver of the vehicle is known at this time. Peoria Police are investigating the accident.

Patrick Baron can be reached at [email protected].

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