July 05--A 34-year-old woman was killed Saturday after she jumped from a moving vehicle on the Bishop Ford Expressway and may have been struck by another vehicle on the roadway, according to Illinois State Police.
The Chicago woman was a passenger in a 2014 Ford Escape being driven on I-94 northbound south of 130th street, police said.
At about 10:45 a.m., the woman jumped from the moving vehicle which was being driven by a 55-year-old woman, police said.
After jumping, officials determined that she was struck by a vehicle which continued driving. Police were searching for that other vehicle.
She was identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Monique Lofton of the 11100 block of South Esmond. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.
After the incident the northbound Bishop Ford was closed from 10:45 a.m. until 2:15 p.m., police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Illinois State Police at (847)294-4400.
