1 dead in I-80 crash in south suburbs

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Sunday, December 30, 2018
1 dead in I-80 crash in south suburbs
A man was killed when he tried to escape being hit by a vehicles involved in a crash on Interstate 80.

SOUTH HOLLAND, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was killed in a crash Saturday morning on Interstate 80 in Chicago's south suburbs, according to the Illinois State Police.

A four- or five-car pileup led a driver to jump out of his vehicle to avoid being struck between the Tri-State Tollway and the Bishop Ford Expressway. The man fell several feet to his death.

ISP said the roads were slick at the time of the crash.

The victim was identified as 51-year-old Manuel Juarez, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.