88-year-old pedestrian dies after being hit by car that had crashed with another car in Garfield Ridge: CPD

CHICAGO — An 88-year-old woman died after she was hit by a car that had crashed into another vehicle Saturday evening in Garfield Ridge on the city’s Southwest Side.

According to Chicago police, the 88-year-old female pedestrian was hit around 5:30 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Archer Avenue by a silver sedan that police say was going east on S. Archer Ave. when its driver tried to make a left turn and was struck by a gray sedan that was going west.

The silver sedan then hit the 88-year-woman, who was later pronounced dead at an area hospital.

Police say the driver of the silver sedan, a 26-year-old man, and a passenger were not injured and refused medical attention. The driver of the gray sedan, a 63-year-old man, and a passenger were also not injured and refused medical attention, according to police.

Citations were issued to the driver of the silver sedan, police say, and Area One detectives are investigating the crash.