A Frankfort woman is dead after being struck by a semi truck late Monday on the shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway near Midlothian.
About 11:55 p.m. Monday, a semi truck southbound on the Tri-State Tollway just before midnight struck a woman who had gotten out of a car stopped on the side of the road near Crawford Avenue, a Illinois State Police master sergeant said.
Stacey McHale, 36, was pronounced dead at 12:22 a.m. at the scene, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy is scheduled for later Tuesday.
Nobody else was injured. State police said it was unclear why McHale pulled over.
Two southbound lanes were closed for about two hours after the crash, the master sergeant said.
State police are questioning the truck driver, but indicated it does not appear drugs or alcohol are involved.
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