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One pedestrian killed near 6201 N TALMAN AVE in West Ridge

A pedestrian was killed after a Wednesday evening collision in West Ridge on October 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM.

The crash occurred near 6201 N TALMAN AVE, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 20 mph. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to obscured vision.

A 2011 Nissan Quest was heading north. The driver, a 72-year-old man, was uninjured.

A 4-year-old girl (pedestrian) was killed.

Police were notified at 5:48 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 36th injurious crash reported in October 2025, and the 13,772nd injurious crash reported in 2025. It was the 61st fatal crash for 2025.

Curated articles about this crash

  • 4-year-old girl dies after being hit by van in West Ridge

    Juslene Akeza was crossing the street North Talman Avenue when a 72-year-old driver going north hit her, police said. The driver was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure to enact due care to avoid a pedestrian, police said.

Where it happened

6201 N TALMAN AVE

Neighborhood
West Ridge
Nearest streets
N TALMAN AVE· W GRANVILLE AVE

Street view: 41.9941° N, 87.6957° W

2 people and 1 vehicle

2011 Nissan Quest
Vehicle type
VAN/MINI-VAN
Vehicle use
PERSONAL
Maneuver
STRAIGHT AHEAD
Travel direction
N
First contact point
FRONT-RIGHT-CORNER
Plate state
IL
Unit number
1
Driver: 72-year-old man Uninjured
BAC Test
TEST PERFORMED, RESULTS UNKNOWN
Reported Action
OTHER
City
CHICAGO
State
IL
License State
IL
Pedestrian: 4-year-old girl Killed
Reported Action
OTHER
Action
NOT AT INTERSECTION
Location
IN ROADWAY
Visibility
NO CONTRASTING CLOTHING
Hospital
ST FRANCIS
City
CHICAGO
State
IL

Reported Conditions

Crash type
PEDESTRIAN
Primary cause
VISION OBSCURED (SIGNS, TREE LIMBS, BUILDINGS, ETC.)
Weather
CLEAR
Lighting
DAYLIGHT
Road surface
DRY
Road defect
NO DEFECTS
Trafficway
ONE-WAY
Traffic control
NO CONTROLS
Speed limit
20 MPH
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