INGLESIDE, Ill. (WLS) -- A young female pedestrian fatally struck Saturday evening by an SUV in north suburban Ingleside has been identified.
Results from a preliminary autopsy performed Monday showed that Sydney Weber, 16, of north suburban Fox Lake, died of blunt force trauma, according to Dr. Howard Cooper, Lake County coroner.
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"We have been in close contact with Sydney's family and our deepest condolences go out to them. This is truly an awful tragedy," Cooper said.
The incident occurred at about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Wilson Road and Rollins Road. Weber was struck by a 2016 Jeep Patriot driven by an 18-year-old Lake Villa Township woman traveling southbound on Wilson Road.
The driver was not injured and was cooperating with police.
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Toxicology results are pending and the investigation into Weber's death will continue, Cooper added.