One person killed near 2803 W VAN BUREN ST in Garfield Park
A driver was killed after a Tuesday night collision with a fixed object in Garfield Park on October 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM.
The crash occurred near 2803 W VAN BUREN ST, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was overcast, and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding traffic signals.
A 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee was heading west. The police report described the driver, a 29-year-old man, as disregarding traffic controls/signals. He was killed.
Police were notified at 11:26 PM. This was the 686th injurious crash reported in October 2025, and the 14,422nd injurious crash reported in 2025. It was the 62nd fatal crash for 2025.
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Where it happened
2803 W VAN BUREN ST
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Park
- Ward
- 27th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S CALIFORNIA AVE· W VAN BUREN ST
- Intersections
- W VAN BUREN ST & S CALIFORNIA AVE
Street view: 41.8759° N, 87.6963° W
1 person and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLOUDY/OVERCAST
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- ONE-WAY
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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