Woman, 31, killed when hit-and-run driver strikes her on Tri-State Tollway in Hazel Crest, Illinois
Woman killed while walking on Tri-State Tollway; driver flees scene
Illinois State Police say the car ran over the woman who was walking by mile marker 3 1/2 near Halsted Street on the southbound lanes of Interstate 80/294.
The vehicle involved in the crash did not stop, according to troopers.
Woman Killed in Accident on I-294
The woman had parked her car on the side of the road before attempting to cross one of the lanes when she was hit, Illinois State Police said. Why she had been trying to walk across the highway is still unknown, police said.
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