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Charges are pending after a fatal auto accident overnight in the Humboldt Park neighborhood after witnesses told officers they saw a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed while attempting to make a U-turn, Chicago police said.

Shortly after 1 a.m., officers responded to an auto accident in the 3700 block of West North Avenue and found a blue sedan had jumped a curb and struck a raised barrier. A 41-year-old passenger suffered trauma to the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was pronounced dead. A 43-year-old man suffered injuries and was also taken to the same hospital where he was listed in fair condition, police said.

Witnesses told police they saw the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed while attempting to make a U-

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