Driver found dead in submerged car after rollover in Peotone: state police

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A woman was found dead in a submerged car Tuesday morning in south suburban Peotone.

The 2007 Toyota Yaris was found rolled over and submerged in a ditch at 5:19 a.m. along southbound Illinois Route 45 south of Barr Road, according to Illinois State Police.

The driver, identified at 52-year-old Stephanie Miller of Bourbonnais, was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said.

The crash remained under investigation, according to state police.

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