JOHNSON COUNTY, Ill. (WJPF) – Illinois State Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a person being hit and killed on Interstate 57 early Sunday morning.

It happened just after 3:00 a.m. in Johnson County.  A motorist called 9-1-1 stating that they had hit an object in the road, but weren’t certain of exactly what they had hit.  The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.  

ISP says the incident happened during a heavy downpour and that weather conditions could have affected visibility.