Crime & Safety
Joliet Man, 62, Killed in Hit and Run: Police [UPDATE]
Anthony Bausal was struck by a vehicle on Center Street late Saturday night.
Updated at 7:45 p.m. Feb. 24:
Joliet police are investigating the hit-and-run death of a man found on a Joliet street early Sunday morning.
Police said they're looking for witnesses to a crash that killed a 62-year-old Anthony Bausal of Joliet at around 11:56 p.m. Saturday at Center Street and Frank Avenue in Joliet.
Bausal was pronounced dead at 1:35 a.m., according to the coroner's office.
As of Monday afternoon, no information was available on the suspect who struck the man, police said.
Witnesses are asked to call Officer George Mantis of the Joliet Police Department’s Traffic Unit at 815-724-3013, CrimeStoppers at 800-323-6734, send a tip to www.jolietpolice.org, or text-a-tip at WILLCOCS @274637. Witnesses can always remain anonymous, police said.
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