CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - A Bronzeville man is dead after being hit by a vehicle while he was walking on a Chicago expressway overnight.
Illinois State Police said 28-year-old Rashid Shepard was on the outbound Dan Ryan near 43rd Street when he was hit by a vehicle around 12:25 a.m.
The accident prompted the closure of the outbound lanes, including the Chinatown feeder ramp.
Everything reopened around 4 a.m.
The driver of the vehicle that hit Shepard was hospitalized with minor injuries.
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