The medical examiner’s office has released the identity of a 29-year-old woman who was ejected and killed after a high-speed crash on Interstate 294 near Deerfield in June.
Stephanie Gocal, 29, of Tinley Park, died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries from the crash, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The Illinois State Police responded around 2:08 a.m. June 25 to the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 at Lake Cook Road in Deerfield.
District 15 troopers arrived to find a white 2010 Infiniti G37 sedan that crashed near the 52.75 mile marker.
A preliminary investigation shows the Infiniti was traveling northbound at a high rate of speed.
For unknown reasons, Gocal lost control of the vehicle and struck the inner wall bridge support of Lake Cook Road, state police said.
Gocal was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries.
She was pronounced deceased at the scene, state police said.
No passengers were in the vehicle and no other cars were involved in the crash.
Police shut down the northbound lanes of Interstate 294 south of Lake Cook Road for the crash investigation.
Traffic was diverted off at Lake Cook Road until all lanes were reopened around 7:30 a.m. that morning.