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.
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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
- Ward
- 50th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N TALMAN AVE· W GRANVILLE AVE
- Intersections
- W GRANVILLE AVE & N TALMAN AVE
Street view: 41.9941° N, 87.6957° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
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
Raw data
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