The driver of a semitruck has died after his vehicle went off Interstate 80 and overturned early Tuesday in the south suburbs.
The crash happened about 4:40 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80 near Kedzie Avenue in Hazel Crest, according to Illinois State Police.
The semitruck left the roadway and went down an embankment, then overturned onto Kedzie, state police said.
The driver, who was the sole occupant of the semitruck, has been pronounced dead, state police said. He was identified as Craig Simester, 58, by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
One eastbound lane of I-80 near Kedzie was closed. Traffic on Kedzie, under I-80, was closed in both directions. All traffic re-opened about 1:30 p.m., state police said.
