Woman struck and killed by driver on Bishop Ford at Sibley Boulevard

Paramedics responded about 3:40 a.m., the Dolton Fire Department said.

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An Illinois State Police squad car

Southbound lanes on the Bishop Ford Freeway were closed at Sibley Boulevard after a person was fatally struck.

Sun-Times file

A person was fatally struck by a driver early Thursday on the Bishop Ford Freeway, closing southbound lanes at Sibley Boulevard in the south suburbs.

Phyllis Feaster, 46, was found on the freeway by state troopers about 3:40 a.m. and pronounced dead, Illinois State Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said. It’s unclear why the person was on the roadway.

Southbound lanes were closed at Sibley Boulevard and were expected to reopen by 8:30 a.m., the state police said.

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