One pedestrian killed near 449 E 79TH ST in Chatham
A pedestrian was killed after a Monday night hit-and-run collision in Chatham on September 12, 2022 at 9:24 PM.
The crash occurred near 449 E 79TH ST, 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 did not specify a cause for the crash.
A Chevrolet Tahoe was heading west. The police report described the driver, an unknown age person, as going too fast for conditions. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
The police report described the pedestrian, a 59-year-old man, as crossing the roadway where there were no traffic controls; he was killed.
Police were notified at 9:34 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 567th injurious crash reported in September 2022, and the 11,014th injurious crash reported in 2022. It was the 92nd fatal crash for 2022.
Curated articles about this crash
- CPD search for vehicle wanted in deadly hit-and-run in Chatham
Police said the vehicle fled the scene westbound on 79th Street and then turned northbound onto Martin Luther King Drive.
- Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Eric Ray, 59, in Chatham
Ray was the 23rd pedestrian killed on Chicago streets so far this year.
Where it happened
449 E 79TH ST
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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