Overview
- A tollway maintenance worker was struck and killed while performing pothole repairs on Interstate 294 near milepost 41.5 in Des Plaines, and authorities have identified him as 52-year-old Calvin L. Holley of Chicago.
- Two other Illinois Tollway maintenance workers were hit in the same incident and were hospitalized with injuries, and the crash is the subject of an active investigation.
- Southbound lanes between Dempster Street and Touhy Avenue were closed for the crash investigation and later reopened after traffic and scene work were completed.
- The Illinois Tollway said Holley had worked two years as an equipment operator and laborer and called on drivers to slow down and change lanes for vehicles with flashing lights in keeping with the Move Over Law.
- State leaders, including Governor JB Pritzker, issued statements expressing condolences and urging safer driving, and the collision highlights long-standing risks for roadway crews that could prompt increased enforcement and public safety efforts.