Dan Ryan hit-and-run leaves pedestrian dead

About 12:35 a.m., the pedestrian was standing in a northbound lane of Interstate 94 near 34th Street when she was struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop, Illinois State Police said. She died at the scene.

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A woman was fatally struck by a vehicle early Friday morning on the Dan Ryan.

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A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle early Friday in a hit-an-run on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side.

About 12:35 a.m., the female pedestrian was standing in a northbound lane near 34th Street when she was struck by a vehicle that didn’t stop, Illinois State Police said.

She was dead at the scene, officials said. Her name and age weren’t immediately available.

All northbound lanes reopened around 3:45 a.m.

No further information was immediately available.

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