Woman Killed In Hit-And-Run On Tri-State Tollway
CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run vehicle Sunday night on the Tri-State Tollway near south suburban Thornton.
The woman was outside of her disabled vehicle shortly after 8 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-294 near Halsted Street when she was struck by a passing vehicle, according to Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Nick Hasan.
The 31-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was taken to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, where she was pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. No other injuries were reported.
Hasan said the vehicle sped away after the crash.
All lanes of the tollway were temporarily closed in the area after the crash, but everything was reopened by midnight.
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