Man Hit by Dump Truck on I-55: State Police
The victim was changing a tire near the U.S. 30 exit when the accident occurred; no information on his condition is available.
A man changing a tire on the shoulder of southbound Interstate 55, near Joliet's U.S. 30 exit, was struck by a dump truck this morning, according to the Illinois State Police.
The victim, whose identity was not released, was transported to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet. His condition is not known, Sgt. Scott Angus said.
No information on the truck driver, including his identity or whether he was ticketed or arrested, is yet available, Angus said. More details should be available later.
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City of Joliet
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Presence St. Joseph Medical Center
333 Madison St, Joliet, IL
anonymous
5:29 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sad-this is why I tell my wife to be so careful when she's changing the tire on the car when we are out and get a flat.
Infamous Steve
8:54 am on Friday, March 22, 2013
lol...I see what you did there. Nice!
Lisa
7:15 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
God Bless this man...Hope he is Okay..prayers going out
Tony Manjalagots
1:42 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
I'm sure the dump truck driver is half way back to Tijuana by now.
Shrek
8:22 pm on Friday, March 22, 2013
Teamsters what are you gonna do?
Reality Bytes!
10:05 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
If it were a Teamster, he probly wouldn't have hit the guy... Most likely a Mexican or polock...
Reality Bytes!
10:07 am on Saturday, March 23, 2013
Nice follow up on the information by the way.... How old is this story?