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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cellphone video showed the aftermath of a crash that police said killed a woman on the city's Southwest Side. It happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday. A 27-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were speeding down Cicero Avenue near 64th Street, police said. That's when the man changed lanes, hit the woman's car and 40-year-old Shawman Meireis, who was standing on the sidewalk. The victim died at the hospital. Police said the man behind the wheel was given two citations. Hours after that, a chaotic confrontation was caught on video at South Canal Street and West Cermak Road in the Pilsen neighborhood. Police said they tried to respond to reports of more drifting and drag racing. Instead, they left with six squad vehicles pummeled by heavy objects. Video shows people hitting a police SUV over and over again. Officers were then seen retreating. No officers were hurt. Before, some people in that same group were involved in a street takeover at Madison and Morgan in the West Loop, police said. Video showed a vehicle dangerously drifting in that intersection. Posted By Ghost

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