Munoz, died in Des Plaines after the car she was in hit a semi-truck; the crash circumstances are under investigation.

A preliminary investigation indicated that the Prius, driven by a 28-year-old Des Plaines woman, was heading eastbound on Algonquin Road approaching Leslie Lane when she hit the back of a Volvo semi-truck.

Munoz, 49, was a passenger in a car that rear-ended a semitruck at Algonquin Road and Leslie Lane late Sunday, police said.