A woman is dead following a multi-vehicle crash in the Bucktown neighborhood on the Northwest Side this morning, police said.
The accident occurred a little after 6 a.m. near Armitage Avenue and Hoyne Avenue, police said.
The victim was a 42-year-old woman, according to the medical examiner's office. She worked as a 911 dispatcher, according to OEMC officials.
At 11 a.m., the woman's car was removed from the busy Bucktown corner where it had appeared to slam sideways - on the driver's side - into a fire hydrant.
A Range Rover that was also involved in the crash smashed into a building just north of Armitage on Hoyne.
The early morning crash woke up many in the neighborhood. They described the chilling sight of the victim, who was slumped in the driver's seat and a desperate attempt by fire fighters to free her.
Some also saw or heard a man try to flee the scene after jumping from the Range Rover and later said they saw the man taken from the block in handcuffs.
Witnesses also said several chicago police vehicles were on the scene within seconds of the accident - suggesting to them that police had been following the Range Rover.
Chicago Police News Affairs officials could not provide details on what led to the fatal crash
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