One pedestrian killed near 2100 N PULASKI RD in Hermosa
A pedestrian was killed after a Monday afternoon collision in Hermosa on October 14, 2019 at 12:28 PM.
The crash occurred near 2100 N PULASKI RD, on a divided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a stop sign. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 1985 Peterbilt operated commercially was heading south. The driver, a 51-year-old man, was uninjured.
A 32-year-old man (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk; he was killed.
Police were notified at 12:28 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 675th injurious crash reported in October 2019, and the 12,884th injurious crash reported in 2019. It was the 82nd fatal crash for 2019.
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Where it happened
2100 N PULASKI RD
- Neighborhood
- Hermosa
- Ward
- 35th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N PULASKI RD· W DICKENS AVE
- Intersections
- W DICKENS AVE & N PULASKI RD
Street view: 41.9190° N, 87.7268° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- Traffic control
- STOP SIGN/FLASHER
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org