I-294 death: Omar Juma fatally struck by SUV near Oak Lawn

Omar Juna, of Chicago, ran onto northbound I-294 about 8:15 p.m. near mile marker 18 in the Oak Lawn area, according to Illinois State Police.

A man who was shot in July in Markham died from his injuries Dec. 14, 2020. — A man was fatally struck by a vehicle April 11, 2020, on Interstate 294 in the Oak Lawn area.

A 29-year-old man died Saturday after he ran onto Interstate 294 and got hit by an SUV in the southwest suburbs.

Omar Juma, of Chicago, ran onto northbound I-294 about 8:15 p.m. near mile marker 18 in the Oak Lawn area, according to Illinois State Police. He was struck and killed by a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox.

The Chevrolet’s driver, a 26-year-old California man, was not charged with a crime, state police said.

State police said they do not know why Juma ran onto the expressway.

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Man fatally struck by SUV on I-294

Omar Juna, of Chicago, ran onto northbound I-294 about 8:15 p.m. near mile marker 18 in the Oak Lawn area, according to Illinois State Police.