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Elderly woman dies in Mount Prospect crash after suffering cardiac arrest

By Cody King
Published  August 28, 2024 1:50pm CDT
Mount Prospect
FOX 32 Chicago

The Brief

    • An elderly woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Mount Prospect on Tuesday.
    • The elderly woman was identified as 77-year-old Jacqueline Bridges and she died at Northwest Community Hospital after suffering cardiac arrest.
    • No other injuries were reported; the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. - An elderly woman is dead after a two-car crash in Mount Prospect earlier this week. 

The crash happened at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of Rand Road (Route 12) and Euclid Avenue. 

A white Kia SUV was heading northwestbound on Rand when it struck a gray Mazda SUV that was turning left onto Euclid, according to Mount Prospect police. 

The driver of the Kia, 77-year-old Jacqueline Bridges, went into cardiac arrest at the scene and first responders performed lifesaving measures. 

Bridges was then taken to Northwest Community Hospital, where she later died from her injuries, police said. 

The other driver, a 29-year-old woman from Des Plaines, and a passenger were uninjured in the wreck. 

Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash. 

The Source

  • FOX 32 Chicago received information from the Mount Prospect Police Department.