Excerpts from dnainfo.com:
A month after being struck by a minivan while working on his own vehicle, 43-year-old Chicago firefighter Lorenzo Douglas died Tuesday. According to the Medical Examiner’s office, Douglas, of Rogers Park, died at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday from injuries caused by being hit by the van.
The death came as a tragic surprise to the fire department, said spokesman Larry Langford, who said Douglas had been struck by the van in June but appeared to be on the road to recovery.
Douglas had been released from the hospital to a rehabilitation center where he fought to regain his strength. During that process, Langford said Douglas suffered what appeared to be a seizure for unknown reasons.
Douglas worked as a firefighter on the Engine 103 in a single-engine house in the West Loop known for its open-door policy to the public and its firehouse dog, Freckles.
Anita Douglas said her big brother always cracked jokes that made her laugh, and he was the strongest God-fearing man she knew.
Douglas leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter and fiancé; his mother, a retired Chicago Police officer of 24 years; a brother and sister.
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