A 27-year-old man from Chicago died following a car crash early Monday on Interstate 57 in Posen, according to Illinois State Police.
The crash happened about 3:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 147th Street and involved a car and a semitractor-trailer, according to a news release from state police. The driver was the only occupant in each vehicle, officials said.
Both vehicles were traveling north in the middle lane of I-57 when the passenger car, a 2017 gray Chevrolet Malibu, began to switch lanes but clipped the rear of the semi, the news release said. The Malibu then hit the left wall barrier.
State police said the 27-year-old driver of the Malibu was pronounced dead at the crash site. His name had not been released Monday morning.
The driver of the semi was a 46-year-old man from Georgia who was not injured, state police said.
All lanes near the crash were closed for about four hours, reopening about 8 a.m.
The investigation remained ongoing, authorities said.
Check back for updates.
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