A man was fatally struck by a semi-truck on I-55 Sunday night when he ran onto the northbound lanes near County Line Road in Burr Ridge. | Network Video Productions
BURR RIDGE (Sun-Times Media Wire) - A 40-year-old man was fatally struck by a semi Sunday night on I-55 in southwest suburban Burr Ridge, police said.
The man tried to run across the expressway near County Line Road when an inbound truck struck him at 9:49 p.m., according to Illinois State Police.
He was dead when police arrived, police said. The DuPage County coroner’s office did not immediately confirm the death.
The middle and far right northbound lanes were temporarily closed to traffic, but reopened at 1:57 a.m. Monday, police said. The driver of the semi remained at the scene, but no citations or charges have been filed.