One pedestrian killed near 600 S CANAL ST in West Loop
A pedestrian was killed after a Monday afternoon hit-and-run collision in West Loop on May 25, 2020 at 1:07 PM.
The crash occurred near 600 S CANAL ST, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 25 mph. There was a traffic light. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding traffic signals; and, secondarily, to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A Ford Escape was heading north. The police report described the driver, an unknown age male, as disregarding traffic controls/signals. The police report did not have additional details about the driver, or his four passengers.
A 24-year-old woman (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described her as crossing with the signal; she was killed.
Police were notified at 1:07 PM. This was the 760th injurious crash reported in May 2020, and the 4,774th injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 37th fatal crash for 2020.
Where it happened
600 S CANAL ST
- Neighborhood
- West Loop
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S CANAL ST· W HARRISON ST
- Intersections
- W HARRISON ST & S CANAL ST
Street view: 41.8743° N, 87.6396° W
6 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
- Secondary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 25 MPH
Raw data
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