CHICAGO, IL : 2 killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on Dan Ryan Expressway on Saturday, 16th March 2024

Two people were killed in separate hit-and-run crashes on the Dan Ryan Expressway overnight, according to Illinois State Police.

The first crash happened around 10:45 p.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of I-94 near 47th Street.

Initial reports say the driver of a stalled car in the left lane of the local lanes exited the car and was struck by an unknown vehicle that did not stop.

The driver, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as 48-year-old Derek Easley, was pronounced dead at the scene.


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