Indian truck driver, using phone, kills man changing tire in Chicago

A 23-year-old man was killed on Chicago's I-80 after stopping to change a flat tire, only to be struck by a tractor-trailer whose driver was allegedly using his phone and then fled the scene.

Sebastian Stone was on the right shoulder of the expressway near Torrence Avenue on June 24 when the accident occurred. Prosecutors stated that the tractor-trailer driver, identified as 34-year-old Kuljeet Kang, did not stop his vehicle after hitting Stone, nor did he offer assistance or report the crash to authorities.

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His tire got blown out, so he pulled over and was trying to change his tire when some idiot, not paying attention, just hits my brother and drives away. Like, who does that?

Investigators identified Kang as the driver after a witness provided details about the truck. Dash camera footage and phone records were obtained. Kang reportedly disconnected a call from his company owner shortly after the incident. He faces charges of reckless homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident.

Family members of the victim expressed their grief and disbelief. Sebastian Stone's sister, Jordan, recounted, "His tire got blown out, so he pulled over and was trying to change his tire when some idiot, not paying attention, just hits my brother and drives away. Like, who does that?" His mother, Beth Stone, shared a final loving exchange with her son just minutes before the fatal collision.

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I was lucky enough to be able to say, 'I love you' thirty minutes before he died. And, I'm grateful for that. I just wish I could hold him. I wanted to go hold him so bad and tell him his mommy was here.