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14-Year-Old Boy Fatally Struck By Car In Lawndale Identified As Kaidon Bell

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A teenage boy is dead, and a little girl is in critical condition after they were hit by a car in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood.

The boy has since been identified as 14-year-old Kaidon Bell. He died at the scene.

It happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday night near Cermak and Kostner, and it appears the children were just outside the crosswalk when they were hit.

Police cited a 20-year-old driver with failure to reduce speed and yield to pedestrians.

Investigators say the crash dows not appear to have been alcohol related.

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