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Car hits pedestrian on I-57, southbound lanes shut down

A car hit a pedestrian on Interstate 57 early Sunday morning and shut down the southbound lanes in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood.

At 4:41 a.m., Illinois State Police were called to southbound I-57 near 111th Street for a crash involving a car and a pedestrian.

The pedestrian who was killed was identified as Antonio Antunez Espinoza, 42, of Chicago's West Humboldt Park neighborhood.

Following the crash, southbound I-57 was closed and all traffic was being directed to get off at 111th Street.

The investigation continued Sunday morning. Further information was not immediately available.

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