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A construction worker has died in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway
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A construction worker has died in a crash on the Kennedy Expressway

A construction worker was killed in a hit and run accident on the Kennedy Expressway Sunday night.

Illinois State Police said the crash happened in the northbound lanes of Interstate 90 near Kinzie Street in Hubbard’s Cave.

At approximately 9:28 p.m., a construction worker was standing on an aerial lift that was struck by a semi. The car did not stop at the scene.

The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. He was identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Fancisco Javierpadilla-Gutierrez, 54, of Calumet City.

Illinois State Police are investigating the crash. No other details have been released at this time.