A Crete woman died Wednesday night after being struck by a car while crossing a street in Steger.
Kathy Green, 50, of 451 Cass St., was crossing the street at 34 E. 34th St. in Steger about 6:10 p.m., when she was hit by a car, according to the Cook County medical examiners office. She was taken to St. James Hospital in Chicago Heights, where she was pronounced dead at 7:16 p.m.
Green worked at a hair salon and was crossing the street to get dinner at a fast-food restaurant when she was hit by a Ford Escort, which was heading eastbound, Steger Police Chief Richard Stultz said. The car struck her while traveling about 25 mph, he said.
A Thursday autopsy ruled Green’s death an accident and showed she died of multiple injuries from being hit by the car, the medical examiners office said.
No citations or charges are pending for the driver of the car, Stultz said. Alcohol, drugs and weather are not considered factors in the crash.
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