Cyclist dies after traffic accident in Naperville, Illinois

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (CBS) — A cyclist was killed in a traffic accident in Naperville, Illinois, on Saturday morning.

Naperville police said officers and firefighters arrived at the intersection of West Ogden Avenue and Royal Saint George Drive shortly before 10:30 a.m. for a traffic accident involving a car and a bicyclist.

A woman was found with an apparent head injury after being struck by a green 2024 Jeep Wrangler. She was taken to a local hospital where she later died from her injuries. She was identified as 54-year-old Isabel Dimas-Jimenez of Naperville.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the Jeep driver, a 44-year-old woman from Wheaton, was traveling westbound on Ogden Avenue when she made a left turn onto southbound Royal Saint George Drive on a solid green light. The Jeep collided with the bicyclist, who was traveling eastbound in the crosswalk on the south side of Ogden Avenue.

Traffic accident investigators and reconstruction specialists from the Naperville Police Department's traffic unit arrived at the scene. The road was closed until 2 p.m.

The investigation into the traffic accident is ongoing. No citations have been issued and no charges have been filed.

Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact the Naperville Police Department's Traffic Unit at 630-420-8833.