One cyclist injured near 4455 N MILWAUKEE AVE in Portage Park
A collision occurred on Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2020 at 3:47 PM in Portage Park. One person reportedly suffered non-incapacitating injuries. Police identified this as a dooring incident.
The crash occurred near 4455 N MILWAUKEE AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to yield right of way.
A 2018 KIA was heading northwest and was hit in the side-right. The driver, a 43-year-old man, was uninjured; his airbag did not deploy.
A 27-year-old man (cyclist) was in a bike lane and not wearing a helmet; he reportedly suffered non-incapacitating injuries.
There was one other vehicle involved but not being driven: A 2016 Chevrolet, hit in the side-left-front.
Police were notified at 3:51 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,370th injurious crash reported in July 2020, and the 7,692nd injurious crash reported in 2020.
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Where it happened
4455 N MILWAUKEE AVE
- Neighborhood
- Portage Park
- Ward
- 45th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N MILWAUKEE AVE
Street view: 41.9621° N, 87.7556° W
2 people and 2 vehicles
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- 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