A 25-year-old man was identified as the pedestrian who was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 55 in Romeoville early Sunday.
On Monday, Brandon Mercado-Morales, 25, of Romeoville was identified as the victim of the crash by the Will County Coroner’s Office. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased at 1:31 a.m. on Sunday, the coroner’s office said.
The Illinois State Police is investigating the accident that happened about 12:39 a.m. near Weber Road, police said.
It led to a second crash involving three vehicles but did not lead to any injuries.
Southbound lanes, however, were closed until 5:05 a.m. Sunday.
The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead there.
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