Crime & Safety

Report: Chicago Heights Woman Dead After Tinley Park Crash (Updated)

Elizabeth A. Forbes, 70, was the only person hurt in one of three crashes Sunday that happened along 80th Avenue, between 163rd and 175th streets, Sun-Times Media reports.

A 70-year-old Chicago Heights woman died Sunday after being involved in one of three crashes along a stretch of 80th Avenue, Sun-Times Media reports.

Elizabeth A. Forbes, of the 300 block of Glengate Ave. West in Chicago Heights, was pronounced dead just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 4, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

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She was the only person injured in the accidents, which happened between 163rd and 175th streets, the Sun-Times Media report stated. A medical condition might have contributed to Forbes death, the report added.

An autopsy was initially scheduled for Sunday, but it has been moved to Monday, said a spokesman for the medical examiner's office, which had no additional information about Forbes or the accident as of Sunday evening.

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Tinley Park Police told Patch Sunday evening no details about the accidents or the death were being released.

 

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