Crime & Safety
74-Year-Old Woman ID'd In Fatal Crash On Farnsworth Avenue: Kane County Coroner
The coroner's office identified the pedestrian who died after she was struck by a car Nov. 4 in Aurora.
AURORA, IL — The Kane County Coroner's Office shared the identity of the 74-year-old woman who was killed Nov. 4 while crossing Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora.
Coroner Monica Silva said Catherine Pegues, of Aurora, died from multiple injuries sustained in the collision.
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The first-arriving police officer found Pegues unresponsive just south of the intersection with Indian Avenue and began performing CPR. Paramedics transferred her to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:58 p.m., Patch reported.
A Chrysler 200 sedan was driving north on Farnsworth Avenue when it hit Pegues, who was crossing from west to east, police said. The driver was hospitalized with minor injuries.
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