A DeKalb woman suffered fatal injuries yesterday morning following a car vs a flat-bed semi-truck crash in Winnebago County at the intersection of Mulford and Baxter Roads.
62-year old Debra Hopkins was pronounced dead at a Rockford Hospital.
Illinois State Police say that Hopkins was traveling northbound on South Mulford Road and was struck by the semi-truck. Witnesses told police that Hopkins' SUV had stopped at the intersection and then pulled into the path of the truck.
An autopsy will take place on the body. The crash remains under investigation as no charges have been filed at this time.