North Chicago woman fatally struck by vehicle in Waukegan on New Year's Day: coroner
WAUKEGAN, Ill. - A North Chicago woman was fatally struck by a vehicle early New Year’s Day in Waukegan, officials said.
The incident occurred at 4:45 a.m. Wednesday at Lewis Avenue and Jenkinson Court.
Waukegan police and fire responded to the scene of a crash involving a pedestrian. They found a woman in her 40s in the roadway after being struck by a vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
On Thursday, the Lake County Coroner identified her as 44-year-old Tiffany Thomas of North Chicago.
An autopsy revealed Thomas died from blunt force injuries resulting from the crash, the coroner said.
The crash remains under investigation by Waukegan police.