A Chicago man was fatally struck by a semi truck Monday night on I-80 in Grundy County.
James Pope’s vehicle was parked and running on the shoulder of I-80, about 1.8 miles west of Seneca Road near Morris, at 9:45 p.m. when he stepped into the right lane of traffic in front of a 2017 Freightliner tractor pulling a double trailer, according to Illinois State Police.
Pope, 52, was struck by the front of the semi and killed, police said.
The 43-year-old man driving the semi was not cited, police said.
The state police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit is investigating.
