Palatine man charged in hit-and-run crash that killed man changing tire: Illinois State Police

LANSING, Ill. (WLS) -- A 29-year-old Palatine man has been charged with reckless homicide after a 23-year-old man was killed while changing a tire in the south suburbs last month.

Kuljeet Singh Kang has also been charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the hit-and-run on Interstate 80 in Lansing on June 24, Illinois State Police said Monday.

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Kang was arrested on June 26.

Illinois State Police responded to the crash just before 5:30 a.m. on westbound I-80 at Torrence Avenue.

Sebastian D. Stone died on the scene, and the suspect vehicle drove away, police said.

Stone had just left home and was heading to work in Elk Grove Village when his trip was cut short, his family said.

Family members said Stone pulled over after experiencing a tire issue. While trying to fix it, he was hit.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support his family.

Kang is being held in the Cook County Jail, pending his first court appearance.