NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) — A 35-year-old woman died Wednesday evening after a traffic accident in Naperville.
Naperville police said around 8 p.m., officers and firefighters responded to the intersection of South Naper Boulevard and Hobson Road to a crash involving injuries and a car in a nearby pond.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Nissan Kick was making a left turn from southbound Naper Boulevard to eastbound Hobson Road when it was struck by a northbound 2023 Ford Bronco driven by a 17-year-old girl on Naper Blvd.
The Nissan came to a stop north of the intersection and became partially submerged in a pond. The driver, identified by police as Sarah A. Jelgerhuis of Wheaten, was taken to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.
Due to the nature of the crash, traffic accident investigators and reconstruction specialists from the Naperville Police Department’s Traffic Unit responded to the scene.
The investigation into the crash is still ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Naperville Police Traffic Unit at 630-420-8833.
