So, like, if you were heading north on Interstate 57 in the south suburbs during Tuesday’s rush hour, you were in for a major bummer. Traffic was backed up for what felt like forever after some pedestrian got hit on the expressway, according to NBC 5 traffic reporter Kye Martin. Talk about a serious crash, right? The person was apparently just chilling outside their car when it all went down.
Illinois State Police were all over the scene, confirming that the whole mess went down in the northbound lanes of I-57 near 127th. By 6:30 a.m., all the northbound lanes were closed, and everyone had to detour off at 127th Street. Total nightmare, am I right? And it wasn’t just a little backup – delays were piling up all the way back to I-294 near Markham. Like, seriously, it was a total parking lot out there.
As if things couldn’t get any worse, around 6:30 a.m., another crash happened on Sibley Boulevard. Apparently, some drivers thought it was a good idea to pull a U-turn on the expressway to try and escape the madness. Not the brightest idea, if you ask me. Martin was quick to suggest some alternate routes, like taking Vincennes through Blue Island or hopping on I-80/I-294 to Halsted. Anything to avoid the chaos on I-57, right?
Honestly, not really sure why this matters, but this is a developing story, so stay tuned for more updates. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like this whole situation could have been avoided if people just paid more attention on the road. But hey, what do I know? Just a fresh-faced journalist trying to make sense of the madness on our highways. Drive safe out there, folks.
