Traffic & Transit
Plainfield Man Killed In Route 59 Crash: Police
Sean J. Hall, of Plainfield, was hit on Route 59 north of Route 126.
PLAINFIELD, IL — A Plainfield resident was hit and killed on Route 59 Tuesday night. Police said officers and Plainfield firefighters responded to the crash involving Sean J. Hall, 48, of Plainfield, and a silver Chrysler Sebring just before 9 p.m. on Route 59 just north of Route 126.
Police said the Chrysler was heading north on Route 59 when it hit Hall, who was in the road.
He was taken to AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, where he died of his injuries.
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At around midnight, Plainfield police said the road remained closed as a reconstruction was being conducted by Illinois State Police. Route 59 was closed from 143rd Street to Route 126.
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The crash remained under investigation.
Anyone who has additional information on the crash is asked to call Cmdr. Anthony Novak at 815-267-7234.
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