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Woman, 62, Dead After South Side Car Crash

By Josh McGhee | December 2, 2013 7:50am
 The woman was identified as Laura Philpot of the 5600 block of South May Street in Englewood.
The woman was identified as Laura Philpot of the 5600 block of South May Street in Englewood.
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CHICAGO — A 62-year-old woman was killed in a single-car crash in Gresham, police said.

Around 1:20 a.m. Monday, the woman was driving alone in a 2008 Impala in the 8300 block of South Racine when she struck a fire hydrant, said Officer Michael Sullivan, a police spokesman.

The woman was taken St. Bernard Hospital where she was pronounced dead at 2:12 a.m. Monday. She was identified as Laura Philpot of the 5600 block of South May Street in Englewood, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.