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Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Yahoo
Chicago crash that killed family matriarch prompts calls for speed bumps, surveillance cameras
The Brief Maria Ochoa, 84, was struck and killed while crossing Archer Avenue on Saturday. Two vehicles collided at Laramie and Archer; one car flipped and hit Ochoa. Family members are calling for speed bumps and more cameras in the neighborhood. CHICAGO - An 84-year-old woman was killed after being hit by a car in Garfield Ridge, sparking calls from her family for better traffic enforcement on a stretch of road long known by residents for speeding and street racing. What we know Maria Ochoa was crossing the street Saturday evening when a two-car crash sent one vehicle careening into her. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Archer Avenue and Laramie in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Police said the vehicles collided when one made a sudden turn, causing the other to flip and hit Ochoa. She was taken to the hospital and later died. Both drivers, including a 26-year-old man who received a citation, were not injured. Ochoa was a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family gathered Monday near the accident site to mourn their loss and push for safer streets. What's next As Area One detectives continue their investigation, Ochoa's son is calling for traffic calming measures like speed bumps and more surveillance cameras along Archer Avenue. The Source FOX 32's Nate Rodgers reported on this story.
CBS News
25-05-2025
- CBS News
Woman, 84, struck and killed in crash on Chicago's Southwest Side
A tragic crash this weekend left an 84-year-old woman dead on Chicago's Southwest Side. The crash happened at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in the 5600 block of South Archer Avenue, near 53rd Place, in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood. Police said a silver vehicle was headed northeast on Archer Avenue and tried to make a left turn, only to be struck by a gray sedan headed southwest. The impact sent the silver car into Maria Ochoa Flores, 84, who was crossing the street. Bystanders rushed to help, but Flores later died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 26-year-old man driving the silver car, the 63-year-old man driving the gray car, and their respective passengers were not injured, police said. The driver of the silver car was cited. Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.
