Family Of Construction Worker Killed On I-294: 'These Are Lives Working Out There'
"The public doesn't seem to understand these are lives that are working out there. They just fly by and they lose control of their cars these guys are sitting ducks."
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"The public doesn't seem to understand these are lives that are working out there. They just fly by and they lose control of their cars these guys are sitting ducks."
Authorities said the driver crashed the car into the construction zone, hit the worker then hit a parked construction van.
A construction worker was killed after being struck by a vehicle on I-294.
Part of the Tri-State Tollway was blocked Friday morning, after several vehicles were involved in a crash near the Eisenhower Expressway interchange.
An Illinois tollway worker was killed after being struck by a vehicle Monday afternoon on Interstate 294.
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About 4:12 a.m., the vehicle rolled over on the 95th Street ramp from the southbound lanes of I-294, according to Illinois State Police.
About 2:30 a.m., a vehicle traveling north on I-294 near mile post 48.25 struck two Illinois State Toll Highway Authority maintenance trucks that were parked in the far two right lanes as roadway work was being done, Illinois State Police said in a statement.
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