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Police: Woman dies after hitting pothole while riding motorcycle in Chicago

CHICAGO — A 54-year-old woman is dead after she hit a pothole while riding a motorcycle and crashed Monday evening in Chicago, according to police.

The woman was riding the motorcycle around 5 p.m. in the 2200 block of South Archer Avenue when she hit the pothole and fell off, according to the Chicago Police Department.

She suffered head trauma and died, according to police.

She has been identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Monica Alcantar Soto.

Police haven’t released additional details.