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Driver dies in Crest Hill crash involving semitrailer

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The driver of a Jeep Wrangler died from injuries she suffered in a crash on Friday afternoon that involved a semitrailer, police said.

At 12:15 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the call of a “serious traffic crash involving a semi tractor-trailer,” according to a statement from the Crest Hill Police Department.

Officers who arrived on scene discovered the female driver of a Jeep Wrangler was “ejected from the vehicle,” police said.

A good Samaritan provided CPR to the driver and a Crest Hill police officer took over CPR until paramedics arrived, police said.

The driver was taken to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet.

A male occupant and two juvenile occupants of the Jeep Wrangler were taken to Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox.

Illinois State Police were called to assist with a traffic crash reconstruction.

Anyone with information on the crash should call the Crest Hill Police Department’s investigations division at 815-741-5115.

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver

Felix Sarver covers crime and courts for The Herald-News