Aurora police investigating fatal crash on city’s far East Side
Nov 01, 2024
The Aurora Police Department is investigating a fatal multi-vehicle traffic crash on the city’s far East Side on Tuesday night that left a woman dead, officials said.
Preliminary details indicate that at about 9:52 p.m. a silver 2011 Volkswagen Routan was traveling eastbound on Ogden Avenue approaching Frontenac Street when it collided with three vehicles stopped at a traffic light, according to a press release from the Aurora Police Department.
The impact caused the Volkswagen to roll on its side, partially ejecting the female driver from the driver’s side window and pinning her to the roadway, the release stated. Aurora Fire Department personnel extricated the driver, however, the 42-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 10:12 p.m., officials said.
The DuPage County Coroner’s Office will conduct an autopsy to determine the exact cause and manner of death and will release the driver’s name at a later time, the release stated.
The occupants of the other three vehicles involved were assessed and treated at the scene by Aurora Fire Department personnel, with no further medical care or transport required, according to the release.
The Aurora Police Department’s Traffic Division is conducting an investigation into the crash. The intersection was closed for several hours as investigators reconstructed the scene, according to the release.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information on the crash is encouraged to contact the Aurora Police Department’s Traffic Division at 630-256-5330 or email [email protected].