CHICAGO (WLS) Three Illinois Department of Transportation workers were hurt in a hit-and-run crash on the Kennedy Expressway early Thursday morning, Illinois State Police said.
The crash occurred about 1:40 a.m. on the inbound side of the Kennedy at Harlem Avenue, near Chicago s Northwest Side Norwood Park neighborhood, police said. The IDOT workers were putting out cones for a closure and were inside their work vehicle with flashing lights when they were rear-ended by a driver in a gray car, according to police. The impact forced the IDOT truck off the road.
The female driver then took off running from the scene, leaving her car behind, police said. Officials know who the suspect is but had not yet found her as of later Thursday morning.
Danville Mass Transit to think big for expansion
commercial-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from commercial-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Altamont enters agreement with IDOT
effinghamdailynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from effinghamdailynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Be sure your
cell phone is fully charged before heading out.
Be sure tires are properly inflated during cold weather. Tires lose a pound of pressure for every 10 degrees the temperature drops.
Keep your gas tank at least half full to avoid gas line freeze-up and ensure that you have extra to account for additional driving time if the weather is unfavorable.
Keep a cold weather safety kit in your car that includes gloves, boots, blankets, road flares, water and a flashlight with fresh batteries.
Stranded motorists should
Cell phone users should
call 999 motorist assistance for roadway assistance and note the roadway and direction of travel and nearest milepost or crossroad.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) Morning commuters in Chicago experienced icy roads and slow traffic on Wednesday as the first major winter storm hit the third largest U.S. city. The snow started to blanket Chicago on Tuesday afternoon and ended on early Wednesday, with lingering drizzle through 10 a.m. to noon. Some drizzle may also freeze on colder, untreated surfaces after daybreak. Residual travel impacts due to snow and slush-covered roads from last night will also continue into the start of the morning commute, Chicago Tribune quoted the National Weather Service as saying on Wednesday. Lingering spotty icy and slushy conditions continue on some untreated roads, especially parking lots, after last night s wintry precipitation event. Allow slightly extra travel time and be alert, said the weather service. Precipitation is mainly just drizzle with temperatures above freezing, thus greatly lowering any travel impacts.