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Crash In McKinley Park Leaves One Woman Dead, One Critically Injured

(CBS) --Chicago Police say a 23-year-old woman is dead and another woman in critical condition after their car crashed into a truck on Damen near the Stevenson Expressway.

Police say the crash happened about 5:15 in the morning: A 2008 Dodge sedan was northbound on Damen and hit the passenger side of the trailer of a semi.

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That semi was exiting the Stevenson Expressway - onto Damen.

Police say the 23-year-old woman who was a passenger in the Dodge was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital a little about 6 in the morning. The Cook County medical examiner identified her as Sonia Vargas of Chicago.

The female driver was in critical condition.

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