A single-vehicle crash early Saturday left a 20-year-old woman dead, police said.

Aurora Police responded to a 911 call about a crash at 12:45 a.m. Saturday. The crash occurred at the intersection of South Tower Road and East Girard Avenue.

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In the initial investigation, police said the Charger was headed south on Tower Road and lost control, crashing in the northwest corner of the intersection. Police said speed was a likely factor in the crash.

An adult male was driving the vehicle, a gray Dodge Charger, and a 20-year-old female was in the passenger seat. Both were transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The woman died at the hospital. 

It has been a deadly year on Aurora streets, with this fatality making a total of 43 traffic-related fatalities in 2022, Aurora Police said.

Last year, Aurora saw a total of 43 traffic-related fatalities. This morning, they tied that number with over a month left in the year. 

In late October, a crash involving a motorcycle left a woman dead and another hospitalized. Several days later, a 12-year-old girl died and 10 others were injured after a crash at South Buckley Road and East Kent Drive.

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The victim in the motorcycle crash was the 37th person killed in Aurora due to traffic crashes this year. This occurred on Oct. 22, meaning there have been 6 traffic-related fatalities in the past 3 weeks alone. 

“We encourage everyone on the road to drive carefully and avoid distractions, like texts or phone calls. Never drive drunk or impaired; call a ride-share service or a friend,” an Aurora Police Department spokesperson said. “Remember that you’re not the only one on the road and if we all drive slow and serious, we can keep each other safe!”