Unborn baby dies in Des Plaines car crash

An unborn baby girl died Tuesday after a crash in Des Plaines at the intersection of River Road and Touhy Avenue, officials said.

The two-vehicle crash occurred about 9:25 a.m., Des Plaines police Chief Bill Kushner said. A vehicle driven by a nearly-nine months pregnant woman was traveling north on River Road when a southbound vehicle turned east in front of her at Touhy Avenue, police said.

The woman was taken to the hospital, where the baby was pronounced dead at 10:48 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The woman, from Chicago, had been pregnant for 37 weeks, medical examiner spokeswoman Becky Schlikerman said.

The other driver was issued a traffic citation for improperly turning, police said. The investigation continues.