I-88 in western suburbs shut down due to deadly crash; ‘major delays' expected

Lanes on westbound Interstate in DuPage County were shut down and traffic was backing up for the busy Tuesday morning commute as police worked to investigate a two-car crash that left at least one person killed and another injured Weather radar Track live radar as soaking rain heavy downpours pound Chicago area The crash between two traveler vehicles occurred just before a m in the westbound lanes of I- in Lisle according to the Illinois State Police Troopers are handling a fatal crash on I- westbound at IL Highway near Lisle All westbound lanes are shut down and traffic is being diverted to I- Please avoid the area seek an alternate track pic twitter com pGmTm vLEc Illinois State Police Troop ILStatePoliceT May One person was pronounced dead on the scene ISP commented A second person was transported to a nearby hospital with injuries As of a m all westbound lanes on I- near the crash were closed for a police study with traffic being diverted to I- Traffic cameras exhibited backups and delays already forming with rain pounding down on the roads NBC Traffic Reporter Kye Martin warned the crash was causing big impacts for commuters heading to Naperville Aurora and areas nearby For the reverse commute in the western suburbs this will cause major delays Martin disclosed Martin added that drivers could consider a reroute taking Ogden westbound to Naperville Road Around a m ISP had opened the right shoulder on the westbound side for cars to pass by but a heft delay remained No further details were available This is a progressing news story