One pedestrian killed near 5059 S WESTERN AVE in Gage Park
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday afternoon hit-and-run collision in Gage Park on March 5, 2019 at 3:48 PM.
The crash occurred near 5059 S WESTERN AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to distraction from a non-phone electronic device.
A 2003 Volvo operated commercially was heading west while turning right. The driver, a 26-year-old man, was uninjured.
A 14-year-old boy (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described him as crossing with the signal; he was killed.
Police were notified at 3:48 PM. This was the 168th injurious crash reported in March 2019, and the 2,289th injurious crash reported in 2019. It was the 17th fatal crash for 2019.
Where it happened
5059 S WESTERN AVE
- Neighborhood
- Gage Park
- Ward
- 15th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S WESTERN AVE· W 51ST ST
- Intersections
- W 51ST ST & S WESTERN AVE
Street view: 41.8012° N, 87.6841° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Secondary cause
- DISTRACTION - OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICE (NAVIGATION DEVICE, DVD PLAYER, ETC.)
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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