Accident with sewer equipment causes death of Skokie resident

According to the medical examiner’s office in Skokie, Illinois, Joseph Patyk was involved in an accident where his clothing became twisted around his neck when working with a machine on the 750 block of North Merrill Street in Park Ridge.  Patyk  was in the hospital for several days, and was pronounced dead at 1:45 pm on Tuesday at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.  The actual date and time of the accident is unknown.  An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.