One pedestrian killed near 6802 S WESTERN AVE in Chicago Lawn
A pedestrian was killed after a Wednesday early morning collision in Chicago Lawn on March 7, 2018 at 12:08 AM.
The crash occurred near 6802 S WESTERN AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was snowy, and the roadway was snowy or slushy. The police report did not specify a cause for the crash.
A 2003 Mack operated commercially was heading south and was hit in the rear-right. The driver, an unknown age male, was uninjured; his airbag did not deploy.
The police report described the pedestrian, an unknown age female, as being emotional; she was killed.
Police were notified at 12:08 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 241st injurious crash reported in March 2018, and the 2,586th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 15th fatal crash for 2018.
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Where it happened
6802 S WESTERN AVE
- Neighborhood
- Chicago Lawn
- Ward
- 16th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S WESTERN AVE
- Intersections
- W 68TH ST & S WESTERN AVE
Street view: 41.7700° N, 87.6835° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Weather
- SNOW
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- SNOW OR SLUSH
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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