Suburban woman, 65, killed in after USPS truck drifts into oncoming traffic ...Middle East

A 65-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash after a mail truck driver lost control and drifted into oncoming traffic Saturday.

Around 10:07 a.m., Des Plaines police said their officers responded to a crash involving two cars on the 1700 block of Mannheim Road.

Leonard Moore, 48, was driving a United States Postal Service truck southbound on Mannheim Road when he drifted into the northbound lanes and struck a vehicle driven by Laurie Jensen of Mt. Prospect.

Moore claimed he temporarily lost control of the vehicle, causing him to strike Jensen’s vehicle, a 2005 Chrysler Sebring, police said.

Both drivers were taken to a local hospital.

Jensen, 65, died from her injuries at the hospital, authorities said.

Moore was issued a citation for improper lane usage and is scheduled to appear in court at 9 a.m. Jan. 16 at the Skokie Courthouse, police said.

The incident remains under investigation.

No additional information was immediately available.

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