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Woman Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Calumet Heights

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 74-year-old woman from Pennsylvania was fatally hit by a vehicle while crossing a Calumet Heights neighborhood street Monday morning on the South Side.

It happened about 10:20 a.m. in the 8800 block of South Stony Island, according to Chicago Police.

Phyllis Chaffin was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she died at 11:16 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. She lived in Homestead, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh.

The driver stayed at the scene, police said. No citations had been issued as of Monday night, as CPD's Major Accident Investigation Unit looks into the case.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2016. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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