Crime & Safety
Woman Killed After Crashing Car Into Tree Saturday
An 81-year-old Skokie woman lost consciousness and veered into the opposite lanes on Lake Avenue before crashing.
WILMETTE, IL - An 81-year-old woman from Skokie was killed Saturday afternoon after crashing her vehicle into a tree near Lake Avenue and Laramie in Wilmette, police said.
A witness told police that the woman appeared to have lost consciousness while drving westbound on Lake, veered into the eastbound lanes and hit a tree at 2:33 p.m.
Life saving efforts from Wilmette police officers and firefighters were not successful.
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The Major Accident Unit of NORTAF has begun an investigation, which caused the closure of Lake between Manor and Laramie Saturday.
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