One pedestrian killed near 7051 S WESTERN AVE in Chicago Lawn
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday night hit-and-run collision in Chicago Lawn on May 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM.
The crash occurred near 7051 S WESTERN AVE, 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 clear, and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs (an arrest was made); and, secondarily, to a driver's physical condition.
A 2004 Hyundai Santa FE was heading north. The police report described the driver, a 29-year-old woman, as being under the influence of alcohol. She was uninjured.
The police report described the pedestrian, a 76-year-old man, as crossing at a controlled point that was not an intersection; he was killed.
Police were notified at 9:23 PM. This was the 643rd injurious crash reported in May 2025, and the 5,880th injurious crash reported in 2025. It was the 29th fatal crash for 2025.
Curated articles about this crash
- Allegedly drunk hit-and-run SUV driver struck and killed a man, 76 Tuesday night in Chicago Lawn
Tragically, a motorist in an SUV fatally struck a senior citizen last Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood and fled the scene.
- Chicago woman charged with DUI in crash that killed 76-year-old pedestrian
Nyamca Tolefree, 29, faces multiple charges, including one felony count of failure to report an accident resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol. She also received citations for transporting alcohol as a driver, failure to exercise due care and failure to reduce speed.
Where it happened
7051 S WESTERN AVE
- Neighborhood
- Chicago Lawn
- Ward
- 17th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S WESTERN AVE
Street view: 41.7650° N, 87.6831° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL/DRUGS (USE WHEN ARREST IS EFFECTED)
- Secondary cause
- PHYSICAL CONDITION OF DRIVER
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- 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