Overview
- A person was struck in the northbound local lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway near 47th Street/Garfield at about 2:40 a.m. Friday, Illinois State Police said.
- Authorities say the vehicle that hit the pedestrian was not on scene, prompting a hit-and-run investigation led by the Illinois State Police.
- Investigators processed a red Jeep at the scene that belongs to the pedestrian and recorded video evidence of police activity near a red SUV.
- Reports conflict on the victim’s outcome with some outlets saying the person was transported in critical condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center and others reporting the pedestrian was killed.
- All northbound local lanes were closed during the probe and reopened by roughly 5:30–5:40 a.m., and police continue canvassing the area and reviewing footage to locate the fleeing vehicle.