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Springfield Man Dies After Being Hit by a Car on South Dirksen Parkway

By Greg Halbleib Sep 22, 2025 | 5:03 AM

A 55-year-old man has died after being struck by a vehicle on Friday in the 1700 block of South Dirksen Parkway in Springfield.

Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon said Walter David Arnold of Springfield died Saturday as a patient at HSHS St. John’s Hospital.

An autopsy is scheduled for today. Police and the coroner’s office are investigating.