Early in the morning on Thursday, a tragic incident occurred on the Dan Ryan Expressway in the Fuller Park area when a vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian. According to the
Chicago Sun-Times
, the collision happened around 12:25 a.m. The victim, whose identity yet awaits release, was found deceased at the scene in the left lane at 43rd Street.
The driver involved in the incident sustained minor injuries and was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment. Both Illinois state police and first responders were on site, and the outbound expressway lanes, including the Chinatown feeder ramp, were closed to traffic until about 4 a.m. for the investigation to take place. As the sun rose to unveil the silence of an emptied road, authorities tirelessly worked to piece together the narrative of the night’s events.
FOX 32 Chicago
reports corroborated the timeline of the occurrence, although their coverage stated that the crash happened two minutes earlier, at 12:23 a.m. The driver, who remained at the scene after the crash, is seemingly cooperating with law enforcement officials in their ongoing investigation.
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