One pedestrian killed near 5404 W NORTH AVE in Austin
A pedestrian was killed after a Thursday afternoon collision in Austin on November 21, 2019 at 12:30 PM.
The crash occurred near 5404 W NORTH AVE, on a divided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. The weather was rainy and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to obscured vision; and, secondarily, to the weather.
A 2002 Ford F150 was heading east while passing another vehicle. The police report described the driver, a 25-year-old man, as going too fast for conditions. His airbag did not deploy and his vision was reportedly obscured by moving vehicles; he was uninjured.
A 44-year-old woman (pedestrian) was killed.
A 50-year-old man (pedestrian) was uninjured.
Police were notified at 12:31 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 942nd injurious crash reported in November 2019, and the 14,687th injurious crash reported in 2019. It was the 94th fatal crash for 2019.
Where it happened
5404 W NORTH AVE
- Neighborhood
- Austin
- Ward
- 37th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N LONG AVE· W NORTH AVE
- Intersections
- W NORTH AVE & N LONG AVE
Street view: 41.9095° N, 87.7609° W
3 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- VISION OBSCURED (SIGNS, TREE LIMBS, BUILDINGS, ETC.)
- Secondary cause
- WEATHER
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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