Cleared by DNA, he's killed by traffic

[jayfish]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/04/28/cleared.killed.ap/index.html

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A man who spent 12 years in prison for murder before new DNA testing exonerated him last year was killed in a hit-and-run as he walked on the city's South Side.

Young had a lawsuit pending against the city and Cook County officials alleging false imprisonment and malicious prosecution. Officials have denied the allegations.

Chicago police said the hit-and-run was under investigation. No arrests had been made in the case Friday morning, police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak said.

Bummer, a quarter of his life spent in prison for a crime he didn't commit and he didn't even get to see justice served. How can Cook County officials deny the charges of false imprisonment and malicious prosecution against him?

Jay