ACROSS ILLINOIS — Law enforcement across the Midwest continue urging residents to stay indoors as subzero temperatures and dangerously low wind chills cause closures, cancellations and even deaths in several states. According to several reports, there have been at least six deaths since Monday, all connected to the dangerous weather. Deaths have been reported in Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Illinois, where Gov. JB Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation Wednesday.
Illinois:
While government and law enforcement officials work to assist and update the public on dangerous weather conditions, investigations into several recent deaths across the Midwest continue, including the death of an elderly man in Libertyville, Illinois.
The man killed after being hit by a snow plow in Libertyville Monday morning has been identified as Donald Anderson, 75, of Libertyville, authorities said. The collision occurred in the 600 block of Bridle Court in Libertyville at about 9:50 a.m. An autopsy revealed Anderson died of multiple traumatic injuries at the scene, Lake County Coroner Howard Cooper said Tuesday.
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Anderson was using a snow blower in his driveway when the snow plow backed up and hit him, WGN TV is reporting.
Michigan:
A 70-year-old man was found frozen and dead in Detroit Wednesday morning after temperatures fell below zero overnight with -30 wind chills, according to reports. Police said they were first called to do a well-being check on the man around 2 a.m. in the 1200 block of Webb, who was reported as a missing person, but couldn’t find him during that time. About six hours later, police found him dead a little after 8 a.m. in the freezing temperatures, FOX2 reported. A cause of death has not yet been determined.
Over in suburban Ecorse, another man was found (dead) outside without a hat or gloves.
On Tuesday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in Michigan to help address threats to public health and safety related to forecast sub-zero temperatures over the next few days.
Wisconsin:
The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner is currently investigating the death of a 55-year-old man Tuesday near 64th and Marion, according to WBND. It happened around 11:45 a.m., when according to the Medical Examiner, the man, identified as Charley Lampley, was found in his garage, frozen, near a snow shovel, dressed for the weather. WBND said the Medical Examiner’s Office believes the man had been outside overnight. An autopsy is pending, but the death isn’t being called suspicious, according to the news report.
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Indiana:
A Monday night crash near Cromwell, Indiana killed a police officer and his wife, according to authorities. The Noble County Sheriff’s Office says 22-year-old Ligonier Police Officer Ethan Kiser’s SUV spun on a road covered with snow and ice into the path of another SUV, WHIO reported, adding that deputies said the crash also killed 21-year-old Shawna Kiser.
According to the National Weather Service, a record all-time daily low temperature has been reached in Chicago. Jan. 30 hadn’t seen such low temperatures in more than 50 years. The lowest temperature ever recorded in the city is minus 27 degrees, set in 1985. The state’s governor asked residents to make sure they and their families were prepared for the low temperatures when he issued Wednesday’s disaster proclamation.
Similar emergency declarations have been issued in Wisconsin and Michigan, according to the Associated Press.
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