Some backups and delays remain Tuesday morning after a pedestrian was struck and killed on I-294 following a two-vehicle crash near Western Springs.
Around 4:20 a.m., a passenger vehicle was “disabled” in the left lane of southbound I-294 near I-55 in Western Springs with a pedestrian outside the vehicle, the report said. the Illinois State Police.
The vehicle and pedestrian were struck by a tractor-trailer combination vehicle, and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, ISP said.
NBC Traffic reporter Kye Martin noted that the crash violated the state’s “Scott Law,” which requires drivers to change lanes or stop if approaching police or any emergency vehicle stopped on the roadway.
An investigation is underway, authorities said.
As of 7 a.m., Total Traffic reported two lanes blocked due to the crash, with “solid” traffic backed up between North Avenue and before Plainfield Road.
