By Nick Gale, WLS News

(PLAINFIELD, IL) The Will County Coroner has identified a Plainfield North High School teacher who police say was fatally stabbed by her husband.

Police found 47-year-old Susan Cunningham unresponsive inside her home Tuesday night. She was not breathing and had been stabbed several times. She was pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Cunningham taught physical education and health at Plainfield North High School. District officials say she had been with the school since 2006 and previously taught at Plainfield Central from 2002-2006. She had been on medical leave this year.

Police say after the stabbing,  46-year-old Craig Cunningham was fatally struck by a vehicle on I-55 just north of Route 126.

The Will County coroner’s office says he walked into traffic before he was hit.