One pedestrian killed near 817 W WASHINGTON BLVD in West Loop
A pedestrian was killed after a Saturday early morning hit-and-run collision in West Loop on March 25, 2023 at 1:06 AM.
The crash occurred near 817 W WASHINGTON BLVD, at a four-way intersection. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a stop sign. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was rainy, and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding a stop sign; and, secondarily, to failing to yield right of way.
A vehicle of unknown make was heading east. The police report did not have details about the driver.
A 26-year-old man (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described him as crossing at a controlled point that was not an intersection; he was killed.
Police were notified at 1:06 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 919th injurious crash reported in March 2023, and the 3,077th injurious crash reported in 2023. It was the 37th fatal crash for 2023.
Curated articles about this crash
- Driver who ran stop sign fatally struck James R. Thompson, 26, in West Loop, fled
Witnesses told responding officers that the eastbound driver of a black Mercedes disregarded their stop sign and struck the pedestrian with his passenger-side rear-view mirror, then fled east on Washington.
- Obituary information for James Richard Thompson
James was a 2015 graduate of Plainfield North High School. He graduated from University of Missouri, Robert J. Trulaske College of Business in 2019. He worked for Ecolab and DocuSign as an account executive. James loved travelling, golfing, playing soccer, snowboarding, biking, fishing and everything outdoors. James will be deeply missed by his family and friends.
- 'He was always dancing': Victim's family, friends want justice after fatal West Loop hit-and-run
Friends and family of James Richard Thompson are determined to track down the driver who killed him.
Where it happened
817 W WASHINGTON BLVD
- Neighborhood
- West Loop
- Ward
- 34th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W WASHINGTON BLVD
Street view: 41.8830° N, 87.6482° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING STOP SIGN
- Secondary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- FOUR WAY
- Traffic control
- STOP SIGN/FLASHER
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org