One pedestrian killed near 2424 W CONGRESS PKWY in Little Italy, Uic
A pedestrian was killed after a Wednesday evening hit-and-run collision in Little Italy, Uic on May 6, 2020 at 8:55 PM.
The crash occurred near 2424 W CONGRESS PKWY, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 25 mph. It was dark but with streetlights, 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.
An SUV of unknown make was heading east. The police report described the driver, an unknown age person, as going too fast for conditions. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
The police report described the pedestrian, a 57-year-old man, as standing in the roadway; he was killed.
Police were notified at 8:57 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 190th injurious crash reported in May 2020, and the 4,204th injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 30th fatal crash for 2020.
Where it happened
2424 W CONGRESS PKWY
- Neighborhood
- Little Italy, Uic
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W CONGRESS PKWY
Street view: 41.8751° N, 87.6874° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Secondary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- ONE-WAY
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 25 MPH
Raw data
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