ROCKFORD, Ill. — A vehicle crash near Rockford Airport killed a young woman early on Sunday morning.

Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, a vehicle drove into the roundabout at the intersection of Kishwaukee St. and Airport Dr. The vehicle's backseat passenger was 25-year-old Ciana Talmadge of Chicago.

Rockford PD and Rockford FD personnel were called to the scene. When they arrived, they found Talmadge unresponsive inside the vehicle. They initiated life-saving measures, then transported her by ambulance to a local hospital. Despite their efforts, she was pronounced dead at 3:19 a.m.

The incident is still being investigated by both the Winnebago County Coroner's Office and the Rockford PD.

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