(MCT) — A 17-year-old boy plunged to his death from a
[ Des Plaines ]
bridge onto the
[ Jane Addams ]
Tollway this morning, shutting down traffic for hours.
The teen was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Authorities believe the teen, from the west suburbs, jumped from the bridge on Elmhurst Avenue to the tollway below, where he was struck by a vehicle, officials said. An autopsy is scheduled for later today.
Illinois State police shut down all lanes on the tollway for several hours while Des Plaines police conducted their investigation on the bridge above the roadway, authorities said.
A state police officer referred all questions to Des Plaines police, who had no additional details on the crash.