One person killed near 7100 S STATE ST in Grand Crossing
A driver was killed after a Friday afternoon collision with a fixed object in Grand Crossing on May 11, 2018 at 12:20 PM.
The crash occurred near 7100 S STATE ST, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. The weather was rainy and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to exceeding the posted speed limit.
A 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix was heading north. The police report described the driver, a 66-year-old man, as going too fast for conditions. He was not wearing a seat belt and his airbag deployed from the front; he was killed.
Police were notified at 12:22 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 553rd injurious crash reported in May 2018, and the 5,392nd injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 35th fatal crash for 2018.
Where it happened
7100 S STATE ST
- Neighborhood
- Grand Crossing
- Ward
- 6th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S STATE ST· W 71ST ST
- Intersections
- E 71ST ST & S STATE ST· E 71ST ST & W 71ST ST· W 71ST ST & S STATE ST
Street view: 41.7654° N, 87.6251° W
1 person and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary cause
- EXCEEDING AUTHORIZED SPEED LIMIT
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- ONE-WAY
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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