One person killed near 4442 W LAKE ST in Garfield Park
A driver was killed after a Saturday morning collision with a fixed object in Garfield Park on February 3, 2018 at 6:45 AM.
The crash occurred near 4442 W LAKE ST, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. It was dawn, the weather was clear, and the roadway was dry but reportedly had a shoulder defect. The police report did not specify a cause for the crash.
A 2013 Chrysler 200 was heading west. The driver, a 43-year-old woman, was killed; her airbag deployed from the front.
Police were notified at 6:45 AM. This was the 110th injurious crash reported in February 2018, and the 1,447th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 7th fatal crash for 2018.
Curated articles about this crash
- Woman, 43, killed in single-vehicle crash in West Garfield Park
Melanie Victory was driving at 6:47 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Lake when her vehicle struck a pole, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Victory was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 7:30 a.m., authorities said. She lived in the same neighborhood as the crash.
Where it happened
4442 W LAKE ST
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Park
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W LAKE ST
Street view: 41.8862° N, 87.7374° W
1 person and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAWN
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- SHOULDER DEFECT
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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