Lake Oswego man hit, killed by taxi in Chicago

The Lake Oswego Review, May 7, 2009, Updated Oct 30, 2009

A Lake Oswego resident was killed Sunday when struck by a taxi in a neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side.

Chicago police said Robert Deighton, 42, was walking when a cab emerging from a driveway struck him about 6:30 a.m.

Deighton was transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, police said.

Police said the taxi driver, Desta Pawlos, 29, was cited for failing to stop when emerging from a driveway or alley.

Pawlos is scheduled to appear in traffic court at 2:30 p.m. June 22, police said.

The case remains under investigation by detectives and the police Major Accident Investigation Unit.

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