One pedestrian killed near 6120 W DEVON AVE in Norwood Park
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday evening collision in Norwood Park on January 14, 2020 at 7:52 PM.
The crash occurred near 6120 W DEVON AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. It was dark, the weather was clear, and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 2005 Toyota Camry was heading west. The driver, a 36-year-old woman, was uninjured; her airbag did not deploy.
The police report described the pedestrian, an unknown age male, as traveling against traffic; he was killed.
Police were notified at 7:53 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 503rd injurious crash reported in January 2020, and the 503rd injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 2nd fatal crash for 2020.
Where it happened
6120 W DEVON AVE
- Neighborhood
- Norwood Park
- Ward
- 45th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W DEVON AVE
Street view: 41.9975° N, 87.7810° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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