Police said Vercher, an occupant of a vehicle involved in an earlier collision, alighted from their vehicles and was struck by a passing vehicle.
Cook County, IL. – 25-year-old Riley Vercher of Park Forest has been identified as the person killed in a deadly collision early Sunday morning in Country Club Hills, Cook County, according to the Illinois State Police.
The accident happened at around 4:00 a.m. July 27 on southbound I-57 near Vollmer Road.
Police said Vercher, an occupant of a vehicle involved in an earlier collision, alighted from their vehicles and was struck by a passing vehicle.
Vercher was declared dead at the crash site.
Another individual was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Southbound lanes of I-57 were blocked at I-80 for several hours following the collision. The I-80 to southbound I-57 connector was also blocked.
All lanes were reopened a while after 10:00 a.m.
An investigation is underway.
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