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Driver dies in rollover crash on I-94 near 115th Street

The car crashed through a fence as it left the southbound lanes early Tuesday near Doty Avenue and Kensington Avenue, Illinois State Police said.

By David Struett

A motorist died after driving off Interstate 94 early Tuesday and crashing through a fence near 115th Street, according to Illinois State Police.

The driver’s car rolled over as it left the southbound lanes shortly before 2 a.m. and stopped near Doty Avenue and Kensington Avenue, the state police said in a statement.

Erica Robinson, 47, was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

State police said the crash remained under investigation.

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