One pedestrian killed near 5239 W FULLERTON AVE in Belmont Cragin
A pedestrian was killed after a Sunday night hit-and-run collision in Belmont Cragin on July 15, 2018 at 10:02 PM.
The crash occurred near 5239 W FULLERTON AVE, on a divided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. 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 exceeding the posted speed limit; and, secondarily, to exceeding a safe speed for conditions.
An SUV of unknown make was heading east. The police report did not have details about the driver.
A 64-year-old man (pedestrian) was using a light source; he was killed.
Police were notified at 10:02 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 770th injurious crash reported in July 2018, and the 8,712th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 52nd fatal crash for 2018.
Where it happened
5239 W FULLERTON AVE
- Neighborhood
- Belmont Cragin
- Ward
- 31st Ward
- Nearest streets
- W FULLERTON AVE
Street view: 41.9240° N, 87.7578° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- EXCEEDING AUTHORIZED SPEED LIMIT
- Secondary cause
- EXCEEDING SAFE SPEED FOR CONDITIONS
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- —
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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