CHICAGO — All lanes on the southbound Dan Ryan Expressway have been reopened after they were closed for several hours at 87th Street early Sunday morning following a multi-vehicle fatal crash.
Late Sunday morning, Illinois State Police confirmed one fatality in the crash. Larry Merritt, Chicago Fire Department deputy spokesman, told WGN News that CFD paramedics took a total of seven people to the hospital, four in critical condition.
Driver killed when stalled vehicle rear-ended by semi on Dan Ryan Expressway, according to Illinois State Police
According to ISP, troopers responded to the crash location around 3:15 a.m. Sunday to the report of a fatal three-vehicle crash. All southbound lanes on the Dan Ryan Expressway were closed at the crash scene, with traffic being diverted off the expressway at 87th St., resulting in significant back-ups.
All lanes were reopened just after 9 a.m. Sunday, ISP says…