Rolling Meadows man struck on Dan Ryan
A Rolling Meadows man died early Sunday morning after being struck by a vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway after exiting his car, state police said.
The 24-year-old man got out of his vehicle in the southbound lanes near 69th Street at about 2:15 a.m., an Illinois State Police trooper said.
He then crossed over into the northbound traffic, walked out into traffic and was struck by a vehicle, police said.
A Sunday autopsy revealed that the man died of multiple injuries from the crash and the Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled the death a suicide.
Police said no citations have been issued to the driver of the vehicle that struck the man.
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