CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A two car overnight crash on the Stevenson Expressway has left one person dead.
A car rear-ended a semi-truck in the outbound lanes, near Central Avenue, at around 2:30 a.m., according to Illinois State Police. The car then veered off the highway and flipped over. The driver, a Joliet resident, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead, the state police and the Cook County medial examiner's office said.
Investigation of the crash and cleanup lasted for over four hours, with the entire outbound Stevenson shut down between Central and Harlem. The morning commute was clearly disrupted, as the backup stretched to four miles during the 6 a.m. hour.
The lanes reopened at around 7 a.m.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed
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