Woman dies after crashing into porch of Norwood Park home, Chicago police say

Monday, February 20, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A woman died after crashing into the front porch of a home in Norwood Park Sunday night, Chicago police said.

Police the 30-year-old woman was speeding when she lost control and hit the wooden porch on the 6300-block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue at about 9:08 p.m.
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A resident in the house said she was awake watching TV when she heard and felt the impact.

"I heard a big crash and I looked outside and saw a car inside my porch," Linda Gonzalez said. "You could tell somebody ran into the house but I wasn't sure which part of it."

The driver was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead, police said. Authorities have not released her identity.
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No one inside the home was injured, police said. The Chicago Police Major Accidents Division is investigating.
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