A 74-year-old woman was killed Wednesday night while crossing Farnsworth Avenue in Aurora, struck by a car as she made her way from the west side of the street to the east. The crash happened around 6:11 p.m. in the 500 block of North Farnsworth Avenue, near Indian Avenue, leaving the woman unresponsive at the scene before she was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
According to the Daily Herald, the woman was crossing Farnsworth from west to east, south of Indian Avenue, when a northbound Chrysler 200 sedan hit her. Aurora Police and Fire Department first responders found her unresponsive and rushed her to a hospital, but she could not be saved. Police said the driver of the car was treated at a hospital for minor injuries.
The woman's identity has not yet been made public. Police said the Kane County Coroner's Office will identify her and release that information once an autopsy is completed. Aurora Police Chief Matt Thomas said his thoughts are with the victim's family and loved ones as they cope with the loss, and he urged drivers and pedestrians alike to allow extra time and stay alert when visibility is limited.
Investigation Continues on Busy Corridor
Aurora police said the investigation into Wednesday's crash is ongoing, and no further details have been released. Farnsworth Avenue is a heavily traveled north-south corridor on Aurora's east side, and this is not the first fatal pedestrian crash reported along the roadway in recent memory.
In June 2025, 42-year-old Samson Isom was fatally struck while walking along Farnsworth Avenue near Summit Avenue in Aurora Township, according to Patch. The Kane County Sheriff's preliminary investigation found that a white 2017 GMC work van traveling southbound struck Isom as he walked southbound along the roadway's fog line. The van's 36-year-old Aurora driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and as of the Monday afternoon after the crash, no citations had been issued; officials said it remained unknown whether drugs or alcohol were contributing factors. Patch reported that Isom was taken to Rush Copley Medical Center.
County Weighing Broader Safety Push
Traffic safety has been a growing concern across Kane County. A Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning summary states that more than 48,000 crashes occurred countywide between 2018 and 2022, with 170 traffic-related deaths recorded on county roadways during that same period, and describes fatalities as having been on the rise. The agency notes that Kane County completed a Safety Action Plan in 2025, which the CMAP Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee adopted in May.
For now, Aurora police have not released additional information about Wednesday's crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact Aurora police as the investigation continues, though authorities have not outlined further next steps publicly.
