Man killed in hit-and-run crash while walking in traffic on Dan Ryan Expressway

Keith Hampton was walking in the lanes of traffic on I-94 near 35th Street when he was struck by a car traveling south.

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Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

A man was hit by a vehicle, Feb. 22, 2022 on I-94

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A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday while walking on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago.

Keith Hampton was walking in lanes of traffic on I-94 near 35th Street when he was struck by a car traveling south about 2:50 a.m., Illinois State Police said.

Hampton, 31, from Chicago Heights, was pronounced dead at the scene.

State police released no information about the car, describing it only as an “unknown vehicle.”

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