Crime & Safety
Chicago Heights Woman Dies In Motorcycle Crash After Police Chase
A 35-year-old Chicago Heights woman died in a motorcycle crash Monday during a police chase that extended from Midlothian to Harvey.
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL — A 35-year-old Chicago Heights woman and a man died Monday after they crashed their motorcycle during a police chase that began in Midlothian and ended in Harvey.
According to the Sun-Times, the crash happened at 8:24 p.m. at 147th and Wood streets. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said both people died from their injuries as a result of the crash. The deaths were ruled an accident.
The identities of the woman and the man were not released. Harvey Police Chief Eddie Winters did not respond to requests for more details, the newspaper reported.
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