2 killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on Dan Ryan Expressway
Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.
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Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.
Preliminary reports say a man, 69, was driving a yellow Ford sedan heading westbound when he failed to stop at a red light and struck the pedestrians at the crosswalk.
CTA officials confirmed a southbound #157 (Streeterville/Taylor) bus hit a pedestrian near the corner of Pulaski and Cermak roads.
Lake County Sheriff's Deputies responded to Route 22 and Rainbow Road just before 7 p.m. Tuesday for a car versus pedestrian traffic crash.
Late Thursday, balloons marked the spot where Marin Lacson, 17, died after she was hit by the second of two passing trains.
The pedestrian was confirmed to be a student at Barrington High School, according to a statement from District 220 Superintendent Dr. Craig Winelman.
Metra said an inbound Rock Island train hit the woman around 7:15 p.m. near 99th Street and Vincennes Avenue.
The victim was crossing the street just before 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of West 95th Street when a grey Durango heading westbound struck him.
The victim suffered blunt force trauma to the body and was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later, police said.
The pedestrian was standing outside of their car following a previous crash when they were struck by a passing vehicle.
Around 6:44 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the area of Route 120 and Staben Avenue for a traffic accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian.
The driver of the striking car stopped after the crash and waited for emergency responders to arrive.
The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. in the 4200 block of West Congress Parkway.
Law enforcement sources told CBS 2 it was an off-duty officer who was driving when she lost control and hit a 56-year-old woman.
Sources said the officer dropped her cell phone and went to pick it up, but overcorrected the car to avoid crossing the median – and then jumped the curb struck and killed a 56-year-old woman on the sidewalk near the House of Blues.
Metra says to expect extensive delays as crews work to resume service.
Police said that a white-in-color pickup truck was traveling eastbound on Cermak Road when the pedestrian, a 55-year-old man, was struck and killed.
The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man of Peotone, was taken by Manhattan Fire Department to St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee where he was pronounced dead.
The driver did not stop for several blocks but was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The driver did not stop for several blocks but was taken into custody, and charges are pending.
The victim was taken to Vista Medical Center East where he was pronounced dead in the emergency room, the office said.
Police said around 3 a.m. the victim was struck by the vehicle while walking, in the 6100 block of South Ashland Ave.
Deerfield police said officers were dispatched to the area of Robert York and Osterman for a report of a person struck by a vehicle.
Police say a black female wearing all black was walking in the roadway of eastbound I-80/94 just east of Broadway Tuesday night.
Metra said all inbound and outbound BNSF Railway trains have been halted near Hinsdale as of around 11:30 a.m.
