One pedestrian killed near 7401 N CLARK ST in Rogers Park
A pedestrian was killed after a Wednesday evening collision in Rogers Park on August 21, 2024 at 7:16 PM.
The crash occurred near 7401 N CLARK ST, at an intersection. 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 failing to yield right of way.
A 2023 Dodge RAM 1500 PU was heading southeast while turning left. The police report described the driver, a 41-year-old man, as failing to yield. He was uninjured.
A 72-year-old man (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described him as crossing the roadway where there were no traffic controls; he was killed.
Police were notified at 7:16 PM. This was the 1,125th injurious crash reported in August 2024, and the 11,668th injurious crash reported in 2024. It was the 74th fatal crash for 2024.
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Where it happened
7401 N CLARK ST
- Neighborhood
- Rogers Park
- Ward
- 49th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N CLARK ST· W JARVIS AVE
- Intersections
- W JARVIS AVE & N CLARK ST
Street view: 42.0159° N, 87.6750° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- UNKNOWN INTERSECTION TYPE
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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