3:50 PM Tue, Aug 9, 2022 4 years ago
One person killed near 5595 S ARCHER AVE in Garfield Ridge
A driver was killed after a Tuesday afternoon turning collision in Garfield Ridge on August 9, 2022 at 3:50 PM.
The crash occurred near 5595 S ARCHER AVE, on a divided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. The weather was clear. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to yield right of way.
There were two motor vehicles involved in the crash:
- A 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Phev was heading south while turning left. The police report described the driver, a 38-year-old man, as failing to yield. His airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
- A 2006 Honda Motorcycle was heading east and was hit in the front. The driver, a 22-year-old man, was wearing a DOT-compliant motorcycle helmet and was totally ejected; he was killed.
Police were notified at 3:51 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 389th injurious crash reported in August 2022, and the 9,429th injurious crash reported in 2022. It was the 81st fatal crash for 2022.
Where it happened
5595 S ARCHER AVE
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Ridge
- Ward
- 23rd Ward
- Nearest streets
- S ARCHER AVE
- Intersections
- S ARCHER AVE & S LECLAIRE AVE
Street view: 41.7975° N, 87.7500° W
2 people and 2 vehicles
Driver: 38-year-old man Uninjured
Driver: 22-year-old man Killed
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- —
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org