One pedestrian killed near 200 N KOSTNER AVE in Garfield Park
A pedestrian was killed after a Wednesday early morning hit-and-run collision in Garfield Park on May 26, 2021 at 4:02 AM.
The crash occurred near 200 N KOSTNER AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a stop sign. It was dark, the weather was rainy, and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A vehicle of unknown make was heading south. The police report did not have details about the driver.
The police report described the pedestrian, a 44-year-old man, as crossing with the signal; he was killed.
Police were notified at 4:02 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,221st injurious crash reported in May 2021, and the 5,438th injurious crash reported in 2021. It was the 41st fatal crash for 2021.
Where it happened
200 N KOSTNER AVE
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Park
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N KOSTNER AVE· W WEST END AVE
- Intersections
- W WEST END AVE & N KOSTNER AVE
Street view: 41.8833° N, 87.7357° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- STOP SIGN/FLASHER
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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