Elgin man killed in hit and run
Posted July 02, 2008 11:00 pm
A 32-year-old Elgin man was the apparent victim of a fatal hit-and-run this morning on Interstate 55 near Joliet.
Authorities were called at 1:33 a.m. to the northbound lanes of I-55, south of Arsenal Road, because a man was lying in the road.
The man's 2000 Jeep was on the shoulder.
Two motorists stopped after striking him.
The first vehicle to hit the man did not stop, said District 5 Illinois State Police Master Sgt. John Rattigan.
"He was struck numerous times," Rattigan said. "We don't know why he was out of his vehicle."
The Will County Coroner's office was performing an autopsy this afternoon.
The man's name was not being released until next of kin were notified.
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