Billy Taylor, 40, was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:12 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. His address was listed as 17723 S. Dogwood Lane in Hazel Crest.



Taylor was struck in the 900 block of Division Street, just east of Cherry Avenue, around 4:15 a.m. and dragged 1,115 feet, police on the scene said. He was found at the bridge.