Crime & Safety
19-Year-Old Woman Killed In Rolling Meadows Crash
A passenger suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck a tree on Kirchoff Road early Tuesday, police said.
ROLLING MEADOWS, IL — A 19-year-old woman died and a passenger suffered life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck a tree early Tuesday in Rolling Meadows, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Officers responded around 2:19 a.m. Oct. 27 to the 2100 block of Kirchoff Road, where a single vehicle carrying two people had struck a tree, according to a Rolling Meadows Police Department news release.
Fire department personnel took both occupants to a nearby hospital. The driver was pronounced dead, and the passenger was being treated for life-threatening injuries.
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The medical examiner's office listed the person who died as a 19-year-old woman. Her name was not included in the available record. Police said they were withholding the occupants' names pending notification of their families.
Kirchoff Road reopened to traffic in both directions. Rolling Meadows police continue to investigate the crash.
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