One pedestrian killed near 300 N CENTRAL PARK AVE in Garfield Park
A pedestrian was killed after a Thursday afternoon hit-and-run collision in Garfield Park on August 26, 2021 at 3:50 PM.
The crash occurred near 300 N CENTRAL PARK AVE, at a t-intersection. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a pedestrian crossing sign. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding other traffic signs.
A 2007 GMC was heading south. The police report described the driver, an unknown age male, as disregarding traffic controls/signals. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
A 70-year-old woman (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described her as crossing with the signal; she was killed.
Police were notified at 4:04 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,264th injurious crash reported in August 2021, and the 10,338th injurious crash reported in 2021. It was the 92nd fatal crash for 2021.
Where it happened
300 N CENTRAL PARK AVE
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Park
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N CENTRAL PARK AVE· W FULTON BLVD
- Intersections
- W FULTON BLVD & N CENTRAL PARK AVE
Street view: 41.8863° N, 87.7162° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING OTHER TRAFFIC SIGNS
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- T-INTERSECTION
- Traffic control
- PEDESTRIAN CROSSING SIGN
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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