Crime & Safety

Pedestrian Hit, Killed By Car In Arlington Heights: Medical Examiner

A 42-year-old Palatine woman was walking on West Rand Road and Chestnut Avenue early Sunday morning when she was hit.

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — A Palatine woman died from blunt force injuries sustained when she was hit by a car while walking early Sunday morning in Arlington Heights. Laura Farinosi, 42, was pronounced dead at 1:18 a.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

The incident occurred at West Rand Road and Chestnut Avenue.

Patch has reached out to the Arlington Heights Police Department for more information regarding this incident.

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