1 dead, 3 hurt when vehicle drives into pond in Aurora
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AURORA, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
An Aurora woman was killed when the vehicle she was driving left Interstate 88 and landed in a retention pond near Eola Road on Aurora's far northeast side Saturday night.
Emory Sepulveda, 20, was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:11 a.m., according to the DuPage County Coroner's office.
Three passengers in the vehicle — Irene M. Affatati, 48, of North Aurora, and two juveniles — were rescued and taken to area hospitals. No updates were available on the their injuries.
At 7:26 p.m. Saturday, Illinois State Police responded to a report that vehicle that had veered off I-88 near Eola Road and was submerged in a retention pond. The vehicle was pulled from the pond shortly thereafter, according the police.
Emergency search crews pulled Sepulveda's body from the water at 2:57 a.m. Sunday, police said.
According to state police, the cause of the crash was not known. No other vehicles were thought to be involved in the accident.
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