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Woman dies in single-car crash on I-57

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
Published  March 28, 2025 6:55am CDT
Chicago
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The Brief

    • A woman died after her car ran off Interstate 57 near Halsted Street on Thursday night, hitting a tree. 
    • A passenger in the vehicle was hospitalized, and the crash shut down southbound lanes for several hours. 
    • Illinois State Police are investigating.

CHICAGO - A woman died in a crash after driving off of Interstate 57 on Thursday night.

I-57 crash

Around 9 p.m., a Chevrolet Impala ran off the expressway near Halsted Street, up an embankment and struck a tree, according to Illinois State Police.

The driver died at the scene. She has not yet been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office.

A passenger in the Impala was taken to an area hospital.

The southbound lanes on I-57 were closed until around 1:50 a.m.

State police are investigating the crash.

No further information was provided.

The Source: The information in this report came from Illinois State Police.

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