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One dead following incident on I-57 in Kankakee County Monday

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Illinois State Police investigated an incident Monday involving a pedestrian and semi-tractor trailer on Interstate 57 in Kankakee County.

The incident occurred at approximately 8:46 a.m. in the southbound lane at milepost 308 in Kankakee, state police said.

The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.

The southbound lanes of I-57 are currently shut down between Court Street (Exit 312) and U.S. Route 45/52 (Exit 308).

No further information is available at this time.

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty

Jeff Bonty has been a reporter with the Daily Journal for 38 years, splitting his time in sports and now news. He is a native of Indiana.