Truck crash snags I-80 in Joliet
The tractor of a semi-trailer truck was wiped out, and the driver's compartment was breached, in the crash on eastbound I-80. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
The tractor of a semi-trailer truck was wiped out, and the driver's compartment was breached, in the crash on eastbound I-80. Kris Habermehl reports from Chopper 2.
Two SUVs and one pickup truck had been damaged in the crash and were being towed away as both westbound lanes were blocked.
CBS 2's Kris Habermehl reports as many as 10 vehicles might have been involved in the crash.
Illinois State Police said three semi-trailer trucks crashed around 2:20 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Kedzie.
ISP says a Kia collided with a barrier separating the interstate from the exit ramp before going airborne and being struck by another vehicle.
Prepare for lane closures every weekend for the next month on Interstate 80 between Rowell and Wheeler avenues in Joliet.
The Kennedy Expressway isn't the only construction project that will slow down drivers in the coming weeks. Prepare for lane closures every weekend for the next month on Interstate 80 between Rowell and Wheeler avenues in Joliet.
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Illinois State Police said the truck was headed west on I-80, about two miles west of the I-355 interchange, when it crashed and rolled over in a construction zone around 8:30 a.m.
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A crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 355 has closed a ramp to eastbound Interstate 80.
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The Interstate was shut down for hours while state police investigated.
All eastbound lanes of I-80 remained were closed as of 7 a.m., and they were expected to remain closed for several hours, police said.
One person was killed in fiery rollover crash Sunday morning on I-80 in southwest suburban New Lenox.
Illinois State Police said the crash happened in the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Briggs Street shortly before midnight.
The semis jack-knifed about 3:25 a.m. on eastbound I-80 just east of the Des Plaines River bridge, according to Illinois State Police. The crashes were "minor" and no injuries were reported.
Emergency crews responded to the crash involving a passenger vehicle and a semi about 4 a.m. Sunday on I-80 east of LaGrange Road.
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