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Investigate Rt. 71 pedestrian death : News : Oswego Ledger-Sentinel : Hometown Newspaper for Oswego and Montgomery, IllinoisInvestigate Rt. 71 pedestrian death
| Oswego man struck by two vehicles early Saturday
| by John Etheredge
| 6/28/2012
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Oswego Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a pedestrian hit by two vehicles early last Saturday morning on Ill. Route 71 east of Forest Street in the village.
Police said Garrett M. Riotte, 22, of the 300 block of Prairieview Drive, Oswego, died from injuries he sustained after being hit by the vehicles while walking in a traffic lane on the highway at 2:21 a.m.
The driver of the first vehicle that struck Riotte, Thomas D. Schillinger, 22, of the 200 block of Morgan Valley Drive, Oswego, was cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, according to police.
Police said the driver of the second vehicle that struck Riotte, Christopher J. Nevin, 25, of the 500 block of Heritage Drive, Oswego, faces charges of failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI).
Nevin was booked at the Oswego Police station and later released after posting bond.
Oswego Fire Protection District paramedics transported Riotte to Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora where he later died.
Baird said Riotte was struck by the two vehicles "in a dark part of the roadway" about 300 to 400 feet east of the Route 71 and Forest Street intersection.
Baird said police believe that Riotte had been at two taverns in the village earlier in the evening and was walking home from one of the taverns at the time of the accident.
Baird said the victim had no prior contact with either Schillinger or Nevin.
"It's very sad. They all are about the same age and they all went to high school about the same time," he said.
Baird noted that his own son attended Oswego High School with Riotte.
Baird said he expects the major portion of the police investigation should be completed by the end of this week.
"We're talking with people and looking to get videotape at locations where the victim may have been," he noted.
"We are dealing with a lot of people who we know from the area. We have talked to a lot of people and we know the names," Baird continued, adding, "For the department and our officers it is never easy to respond to an accident scene like that. It's something we have to deal with and its certainly another tragedy for families in our town. Obviously, nothing can describe the loss of a family member in such a sudden and tragic way, and the families are left to deal with it. It's hard."
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