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A man was riding on I-55 when his car became engulfed in flames for as of yet unknown reasons. The man got out of the burning car and attempted to flee by running through traffic, but was struck by another vehicle. He sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The car that hit him did not stay at the scene, and no description of it is available. The northbound lanes of the Expressway are closed in the area surrounding the accident.
An explosive crash on the Reagan Tollway killed a toll worker instantly and left an Illinois state trooper, identified as Trooper Douglas Balder seriously injured. Representatives for the Illinois Tollway identified the worker who died as Vincent Petrella, 39, an employee since 2005. According to state police, Petrella and the trooper were responding to a disabled semi-trailer on the right shoulder and lane of I-88 eastbound at Eola Road in Aurora around 10 p.m. Monday when another semi, driven by Renato Velasquez, 46, crashed into all three vehicles.