One pedestrian killed near 40 W 79TH ST in Grand Crossing
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday evening collision in Grand Crossing on March 6, 2018 at 7:15 PM.
The crash occurred near 40 W 79TH ST, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was rainy, and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to yield right of way.
A 2002 Transit operated by the CTA was heading west while turning right. The police report described the driver, a 46-year-old man, as failing to yield. His airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
The police report described the pedestrian, an unknown age female, as traveling with traffic; she was killed.
Police were notified at 7:25 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 235th injurious crash reported in March 2018, and the 2,580th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 14th fatal crash for 2018.
Curated articles about this crash
- CTA Bus Driver Killed Tasha Nicole Wilson, 37, in Grand Crossing in Early March
The operator was charged with failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the roadway. CTA spokesman Brian Steele stated that the bus had no passengers on board at the time of the crash, since the driver was heading to a bus garage.
Where it happened
40 W 79TH ST
- Neighborhood
- Grand Crossing
- Ward
- 6th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W 79TH ST
Street view: 41.7510° N, 87.6262° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org