A person died Saturday, Oct. 17, on westbound Interstate 88 near the Finley Road overpass in Downers Grove.
The Downers Grove Fire Department and Illinois State Police (ISP) responded to the scene near mile marker 132, according to Kane & DuPage County Scanner, which monitors emergency radio traffic in Kane and DuPage counties. The person was found in the roadway and confirmed dead at the scene.
Scanner-monitoring accounts offered differing descriptions of what happened. Kane & DuPage County Scanner's initial report described the person as having entered the roadway from the overpass. A separate account from Kendall County Reviews reported that authorities were investigating how the individual ended up on the interstate. Both accounts noted that investigators were looking into whether passing vehicles struck the person.
The circumstances remain under investigation.
The left and center lanes of westbound I-88 were closed during the emergency response. Tiffany Gause, commenting on Kane & DuPage County Scanner's Facebook post, said she saw emergency vehicles and heavy traffic backups near the area around 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Neither the Downers Grove Fire Department nor Illinois State Police had released an official statement as of Sunday, Oct. 18. The victim's identity has not been made public. No information about the manner of death has been confirmed by authorities.
All details reported here are based on scanner-monitoring social media accounts and have not been independently verified by official agencies. This story will be updated if the Downers Grove Fire Department or Illinois State Police release additional information.
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