FRANKFORT WOMAN KILLED ON TRI-STATE TOLLWAY
A Frankfort woman who was standing on the shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway (I-294) was killed after being struck by a semi truck on Monday, February 15, 2010 just before midnight. The semi truck was heading southbound. The woman had gotten out of her parked car on the highway near Crawford/Pulaski Avenue.
Yesterday, a woman suffered serious injuries when she was struck on the side of the road on I-80.
Pursuant to the Illinois Rules of the Road, the semi truck that struck the Frankfort woman should not have entered the shoulder of the highway. Specifically, 625 ILCS 5, Section 11-709.1(a) states:
Vehicles shall be driven on a roadway, and shall only be driven on the shoulder for the purpose of stopping or accelerating from a stop while merging into traffic. It shall be a violation of this Section if while merging into traffic and while on the shoulder, the vehicle passes any other vehicle on the roadway adjacent to it.
Further, "a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety." 625 ILCS 5/11‑709.
