One pedestrian killed near 2976 W COLUMBUS AVE in Ashburn
A pedestrian was killed after a Friday evening hit-and-run collision in Ashburn on May 27, 2022 at 8:28 PM.
The crash occurred near 2976 W COLUMBUS AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. It was dark but with streetlights, 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.
An SUV of unknown make was heading west. The police report described the driver, an unknown age person, as failing to yield. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
A 34-year-old woman (pedestrian) was killed.
Police were notified at 8:36 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,291st injurious crash reported in May 2022, and the 5,757th injurious crash reported in 2022. It was the 50th fatal crash for 2022.
Where it happened
2976 W COLUMBUS AVE
- Neighborhood
- Ashburn
- Ward
- 18th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W COLUMBUS AVE
Street view: 41.7527° N, 87.6978° 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
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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