Guadalupe Almendarez, 95, Dies Following Three-Vehicle Chain-Reaction Crash on Chicago’s Lower West Side
Guadalupe Almendarez, a 95-year-old resident of Chicago’s Clearing neighborhood, died following a three-vehicle crash on the Lower West Side.
The collision occurred shortly after 5:15 p.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of West 18th Street.
Almendarez was riding in a gray sedan traveling west when it struck a black truck stopped at a red light, pushing the truck into a silver car.
Emergency crews transported Almendarez to Stroger Hospital, where doctors pronounced them dead at 7:54 p.m.
No other occupants of the three vehicles required medical attention, and all vehicles remained at the scene.
The Chicago Police Major Accidents Investigation Unit continues to examine the collision, including the traffic signals and road conditions.
Almendarez lived nearly a century, leaving family, friends, and neighbors to remember a long life connected to the Clearing community.
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