Archer Heights crash: Patricia Wickers killed on Cicero and Archer; man in custody

The man, 41, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu south on Cicero Avenue about 4:45 p.m. when he sideswiped a Honda that was eastbound on Archer Avenue.

Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday. — A woman was killed in a crash July 19, 2020, in Archer Heights.

A man is in custody Sunday after a crash that left a 77-year-old woman dead in Archer Heights on the Southwest Side.

The man, 41, was driving a Chevrolet Malibu south on Cicero Avenue about 4:45 p.m. when he sideswiped a Honda that was eastbound on Archer Avenue, Chicago police said.

The woman driving the Honda was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified her as Patricia A. Wickers of Gage Park on the Southwest Side.

Autopsy results Monday found Wickers died from her injuries and ruled her death an accident, the medical examiner’s office said.

The driver was taken into custody, police said.

The Chicago Police Department’s Major Accidents Unit is investigating.

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