Police said 28-year-old Giovanna Rodriguez-Fuentes has been charged with Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol in connection with the June 1 crash.
Officers responded to the crash around 11:54 p.m. near Algonquin Road and Leslie Lane.
Police said Rodriguez-Fuentes' Toyota Prius struck the rear end of a Volvo truck, which was slowly traveling eastbound on Algonquin Road.
Rodriguez-Fuentes was transported to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, police said. But her passenger, Nazly Rodriguez-Munoz, died as a result of the crash.
Rodriguez-Fuentes is scheduled to appear at the Skokie Court House on Wednesday.