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Woman killed after being struck by car, Fed-Ex truck on Tri-State Tollway; 1 person in custody

Woman killed after being struck by car, Fed-Ex truck on Tri-State Tollway; 1 person in custody
Woman killed after being struck by car, Fed-Ex truck on Tri-State Tollway; 1 person in custody 00:25

GLENVIEW, Ill. (CBS) – One person is in custody after a woman was killed following a hit-and-run crash on the Tri-State Tollway early Saturday morning.

The crash happened on northbound I-294 at milepost 46.5 around 12:50 a.m.

Illinois State Police say troopers responded to the scene where an unidentified woman was struck by a white passenger vehicle that fled the scene. A Fed-Ex semi, which also struck the victim lying in the street, was on the scene where the victim was pronounced dead.

The white passenger vehicle was later located, and the driver was taken into custody. 

The woman has not yet been identified. 

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