One pedestrian killed near 530 N LA SALLE DR in River North
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday morning collision in River North on September 17, 2019 at 11:30 AM.
The crash occurred near 530 N LA SALLE DR, 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 failing to yield right of way.
A truck of unknown make operated commercially was heading west while turning left. The police report described the driver, a 67-year-old man, as failing to yield. His airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
A 29-year-old woman (pedestrian) was on a driveway access and wearing contrasting clothing. The police report described her as crossing with the signal; she was killed.
Police were notified at 11:30 AM. This was the 791st injurious crash reported in September 2019, and the 11,500th injurious crash reported in 2019. It was the 76th fatal crash for 2019.
Curated articles about this crash
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- Family of pregnant woman hit by truck in River North files wrongful death suit
Michael Boshardy filed the four-count suit in Cook County Circuit Court, accusing Edward J. Metz and Rauch Clay Sales Corporation of wrongful death for the Sept. 17 crash that killed Elizabeth and Hannah Elizabeth Boshardy.
- Editorial: Liz Boshardy, pregnant and killed by a truck at 29, lived her poignant lesson: ‘Try to experience as much of life as possible’
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- Baby delivered after mother killed by semi dies: medical examiner
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- Woman Hit, Killed By Flatbed Truck In River North; Friends Say She Was Pregnant
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Where it happened
530 N LA SALLE DR
- Neighborhood
- River North
- Ward
- 42nd Ward
- Nearest streets
- N LA SALLE DR· W GRAND AVE
- Intersections
- W GRAND AVE & N LA SALLE DR
Street view: 41.8917° N, 87.6327° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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