Updated 2:15 p.m.
A 46-year-old man is dead after a tractor-trailer struck him in Glendale Thursday morning, according to police.
The victim, Martin Srodin, was attempting to cross 80th Street, near The Shops at Atlas Park, at about 6:10 a.m., when he was hit, authorities said. According to a preliminary investigation, the vehicle struck Srodin with its rear tire as it was making a left turn from Cooper Avenue onto 80th Street.
Srodin, who lived less than 10 blocks from the accident site, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The driver remained on the scene and the investigation is ongoing.
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