Hit-and-run kills man who was freed after 13 year wrongful imprisonment
A Chicago man who was freed after being wrongly imprisoned 13 years was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Thursday. DNA evidence cleared the man of his conviction less than a year ago. A check for $150,000 made out to the man for restitution for his imprisonment had been printed and was awaiting the governor’s signature when the accident happened.
