Traffic & Transit

Pedestrian Killed In I-80 Crash ID'd As 44-Year-Old Woman: Coroner

State police said a woman was fatally hit while standing outside her vehicle Friday morning.

A 44-year-old woman was killed Friday in a crash on I-80.
A 44-year-old woman was killed Friday in a crash on I-80. (Jonah Meadows/Patch)

JOLIET, IL ? The woman killed in a crash on westbound I-80 near I-55 Friday morning has been identified as a 44-year-old woman from Momence, the Will County Coroner's Office said.

Officials said Jeanna St. Peter was pronounced dead at the scene on I-80.

On Friday, Illinois State Police said troopers responded to a multi-vehicle fatal crash on I-80, just west of I-55, just after 7 a.m.

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Police said a pedestrian was fatally hit while standing outside her vehicle.

All westbound lanes were closed following the crash.

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