One pedestrian killed near 4359 S PULASKI RD in Archer Heights
A pedestrian was killed after a Thursday afternoon hit-and-run collision in Archer Heights on February 8, 2024 at 4:52 PM.
The crash occurred near 4359 S PULASKI RD, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 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 other traffic signs.
A Dodge RAM 1500 PU was heading north. The police report did not have details about the male driver.
A 68-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 4:52 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 321st injurious crash reported in February 2024, and the 1,469th injurious crash reported in 2024. It was the 7th fatal crash for 2024.
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Where it happened
4359 S PULASKI RD
- Neighborhood
- Archer Heights
- Ward
- 14th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S PULASKI RD· W 44TH ST
- Intersections
- W 44TH ST & S PULASKI RD
Street view: 41.8135° N, 87.7237° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING OTHER TRAFFIC SIGNS
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org