Chicago man, 45, killed in fiery crash on I-55

Saturday, November 9, 2019
SUMMIT, Ill. (WLS) -- A 45-year-old Chicago man was killed in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway Saturday morning.

The crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m. in the outbound lanes of I-55 near the LaGrange Road exit in Summit, according to Illinois State Police.
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Police said the driver of a blue Honda rear-ended a Ford truck, causing it to roll over into a ditch and catch fire.

The man, who police haven't yet identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The other driver wasn't injured.
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Two outbound lanes of the Stevenson Expressway were shut down for some time after the crash.

Police said the accident is under investigation.
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