Blue Island man ID'd as driver who died after falling from Dan Ryan overpass during 6-vehicle crash

CHICAGO -- The driver who died after falling from an overpass during a six-vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Saturday morning has been identified.

David Ponce De Leon, 26, from Blue Island, was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner.

About 2 a.m., four vehicles were involved in an initial collision in the southbound lanes of the expressway near 26th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

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Another driver witnessed the crash and pulled over to the shoulder, officials said. After that driver walked onto the roadside, a sixth vehicle "drove into the area of the vehicle pulled over on the shoulder."

The driver who was standing on the side of the road then fell off the overpass, though it wasn't immediately clear how, state police said. Ponce De Leon was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

No one else involved in the crash suffered life-threatening injuries, state police said.

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ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.