The impact of the collision sent the silver vehicle into Flores who was crossing the road.
Chicago, IL. – 84-year-old Maria Ochoa Flores was killed after a traffic collision on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Saturday afternoon, according to a police report.
The accident occurred in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood at 5.30 p.m. May 24, near South Archer Avenue, near 53rd Place.
Per the police dispatch, a silver car was heading northeast on Archer Avenue and was making a left turn before it was hit by a gray sedan traveling southwest.
The impact of the collision sent the silver vehicle into Flores who was crossing the road.
Bystanders rushed to assist Flores before rushing her to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where she died.
The silver vehicle driver, a 26-year-old man and the gray vehicle driver, a 63-year-old man, were not hurt in the collision.
Authorities said the silver car driver was cited.
An investigation by the Wentworth Area investigators is ongoing.
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