The driver, who CPD did not name, was cited for failing to exercise due care for pedestrians.
Chicago officials said a woman died after being struck by a FedEx truck in the South Loop Monday afternoon.
Police said that just after 2:20 p.m., a box truck driving west was about to turn north onto Wabash Avenue at the 1100-block of South Wabash. At the same time, a woman was crossing the street west to east in the crosswalk.
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A witness told ABC7 Chicago she was using a walker as she crossed the street. The truck hit the woman, and she was caught under the vehicle.
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"She was underneath, and I couldn't hold myself. I got sick, so I - and then, I called 911," witness Carmelita Caldwell said.
Marsha Frankel was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, where she was pronounced dead.
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The driver, who officials initially said was 31, was given a breathalyzer on the scene.
FedEx previously released a statement saying it was cooperating fully with authorities.