Bicyclist killed by semi in Lansing

A bicyclist was killed early Wednesday morning when he was struck by a semitrailer in south suburban Lansing, officials said.

The bicyclist was hit about 5:15 a.m. on the ramp connecting southbound Torrence Avenue and eastbound I-80/94, according to Illinois State Police.

The bicyclist, whose age and gender was not immediately known, was dead on the scene, state police said.

The ramp was temporarily  closed to traffic, state police said.

Check back for more information.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-bicyclist-kil...

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Permalink Reply by Larry Mysz on November 12, 2014 at 7:45am

How sad

Here is just a little more info from a local paper:

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/illinois/lansing/bicyclist-kille...

Permalink Reply by Bob Kastigar on November 13, 2014 at 4:25pm

An update from Wednesday:

The bicyclist was hit about 5:15 a.m. on the ramp connecting southbound Torrence Avenue and eastbound I-80/94, according to Illinois State Police.

The bicyclist was dead on the scene, state police said.

He was later identified as Gene Allen Scow Jr., 46, of the 100 block of Hillcrest Lane in Bartlett, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.

The ramp was temporarily  closed to traffic, state police said.

State Police have not been able to determine why the bicyclist was on the ramp, and no citations have been issued in the accident, a State Police spokeswoman said late Wednesday.


Jeff Schneider said:

Sad and not at all clear from the brief news reports what really happened.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 14, 2014 at 4:24am

From Bartlett? He was a long way from home.

Permalink Reply by Chris Hainey on November 14, 2014 at 5:15am

This is a mega-intersection where the ramps for 88/94 connect with the Torrence overpass of 80/94. If you look at the view on Googlemaps it makes more sense that the victim was trying to cross the intersection of the ramp and Torrence and was hit rather than riding on the exit ramp.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on November 14, 2014 at 5:35am

My thought as well. Not an easy intersection to cross.
 
Chris Hainey said:

This is a mega-intersection where the ramps for 88/94 connect with the Torrence overpass of 80/94. If you look at the view on Googlemaps it makes more sense that the victim was trying to cross the intersection of the ramp and Torrence and was hit rather than riding on the exit ramp.

Permalink Reply by Paul Rotatori on November 14, 2014 at 11:00am

I would love to know more about what happened and why the driver was not cited for anything.

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