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Drivers face backups after crash along I-80 in the southwest suburbs

MOKENA, Ill. — Drivers are facing some backups early Thursday morning after a crash along I-80 in the southwest suburbs.

According to Illinois State police troopers, the crash unfolded just after 5:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-80, near Wolf Road, at milepost 144 in Mokena.

Troopers say an initial investigation indicates that a driver struck a deer along the roadway before their car was then struck by four other vehicles.

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The driver of the car that struck the deer was injured in the crash and later hospitalized. It is unclear if anyone else was injured.

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Officials say because of the crash, crews have shut down all eastbound lanes of I-80 at Wold Road.

It is unclear how long the closures will last.

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