Overview
- The crash occurred at about 12:01 a.m. Monday when a woman walking in the southbound lanes of Illinois Route 394 at Joe Orr Road was struck and later died at a hospital.
- Illinois State Police classified the collision as a hit-and-run and closed lanes for several hours while investigators processed the scene before reopening the roadway around 3:55 a.m.
- Officials have not released the victim’s name, identified a suspect or confirmed the make, model or plate of the vehicle that fled the scene.
- Reporters and witnesses observed a truck towing another vehicle from the vicinity of the crash, a detail police have not formally verified as connected to the incident.
- Pedestrian presence on the Calumet Expressway is unusual, so investigators are seeking information from drivers and witnesses and will likely release updates as new leads or evidence are confirmed.