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Elderly Woman Killed In Spring Grove Crash

CHICAGO (STMW) -- An 88-year-old woman died in a crash Wednesday in northwest suburban Spring Grove.

Ruth Brennan, of Richmond, was driving northbound on North Solon Road near Route 173 when her car left the roadway and struck a utility pole, according to a statement from the McHenry County coroner's office.

She was taken to Centegra Hospital in McHenry, where she was pronounced dead at 4:15 p.m., the coroner's office said. Preliminary finding suggest that she died from blunt force injuries to her chest and spinal cord.

The crash remains under investigation by the Spring Grove Police Department.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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