One cyclist killed near 7300 N SACRAMENTO AVE in West Ridge
A cyclist was killed after a Wednesday evening collision in West Ridge on July 14, 2021 at 8:00 PM.
The crash occurred near 7300 N SACRAMENTO AVE, at a four-way intersection. The posted speed limit was 25 mph. There was a stop sign. It was dusk, the weather was overcast, and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to yield right of way.
A 2004 Toyota Tundra was heading north. The police report described the driver, a 48-year-old man, as failing to yield. He was wearing a seat belt; he was uninjured.
A 9-year-old boy (cyclist) was in a crosswalk, not wearing a helmet, and wearing contrasting clothing. The police report described him as crossing an intersection that had no traffic controls; he was killed.
Police were notified at 8:03 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 747th injurious crash reported in July 2021, and the 8,147th injurious crash reported in 2021. It was the 64th fatal crash for 2021.
Curated articles about this crash
- Cop who killed Hershel Weinberger was suspended after drunken suicide threat
It's not clear whether terminating the officer back in 2000 would have prevented him from killing the boy on his bicycle, but the cop deserves to be fired for his recklessness now.
- Driver who fatally struck 9-year-old boy in West Ridge was off-duty cop
The driver of a pickup truck who fatally struck 9-year-old Hershel Weinberger in West Ridge was an off-duty police officer. Police union president John Catanzara said the officer, 48, did not see the boy before striking him.
Where it happened
7300 N SACRAMENTO AVE
- Neighborhood
- West Ridge
- Ward
- 50th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N SACRAMENTO AVE· W CHASE AVE
- Intersections
- W CHASE AVE & N SACRAMENTO AVE
Street view: 42.0138° N, 87.7046° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- CYCLIST
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLOUDY/OVERCAST
- Lighting
- DUSK
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- FOUR WAY
- Traffic control
- STOP SIGN/FLASHER
- Speed limit
- 25 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org