Crash kills pedestrian, shuts down lanes on Edens Expressway in Lincolnwood
Sources said they believe the driver may have been thrown from the vehicle, and was then hit by a FedEx truck.
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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Originally from the Austin community on Chicago's West Side, Jeramie got his start in journalism while working for the 5th Avenue Journal at Triton College. Later, he went on to become a freelancer for the Austin Weekly Newspaper and OakPark.com. He started as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 2017 and returned as a per diem turned full-time web producer in 2021.
Sources said they believe the driver may have been thrown from the vehicle, and was then hit by a FedEx truck.
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