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A woman has died after she suffered serious injuries and was left unresponsive following a head-on crash on Route 14 in Crystal Lake last week.

The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 3:26 p.m. on December 23 to the area of Route 14 and Route 31.

Crystal Lake Deputy Police Chief Richard Neumann said officers arrived to find a two-vehicle crash with injuries.

A preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 Honda Civic was traveling westbound on Route 14 from the area of Sands Road.

Neumann said the Honda, for an undetermined reason, entered the eastbound lane of Route 14 and struck a 2007 Jeep Commander.

Fire crews arrived and reported heavy damage with one person trapped in the wreckage.

Neumann said the victim suffered serious injuries.

The woman was unconscious and not breathing at the scene and lifesaving measures were performed, according to fire department radio traffic.

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A LifeNet medical helicopter was initially requested but then canceled due to the woman’s condition.

The woman was transported by ambulance to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry.

McHenry County Coroner Dr. Michael Rein said Friday morning that the 68-year-old Crystal Lake woman died at the hospital.

He identified her as Andrea Papapitro but public records indicate her last name is actually Papapietro.

Rein said Papapietro was initially conscious at the scene when paramedics arrived but soon went into cardiac arrest before being transported to the hospital.

The coroner’s office is working to determine her final cause of death.

Officers shut down eastbound Route 14 near Route 31 for over four hours during the investigation.

The crash remains under investigation by the Crystal Lake Police Department.

Anyone who has information relating to the incident is asked to contact the Crystal Lake Police Department at 815-356-3620.

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Anonymous tips can also be sent to the Crystal Lake Police Department by texting the word CLPDTIP along with the tip information to 847411 (tip411).