Motorcyclist killed after striking pothole, hitting head in Chinatown: police

CHICAGO - A motorcyclist was killed after striking a pothole and hitting her head in Chinatown Monday afternoon.

At about 5:07 p.m., a 54-year-old woman was driving a motorcycle in the 2200 block of South Archer when she struck a pothole and fell off the motorcycle, Chicago police said.

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She sustained trauma to the head, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No further information was immediately available.

A recent survey ranked Illinois as one of the worst states in the country for potholes.