One pedestrian killed near 1500 W WILSON AVE in Uptown
A pedestrian was killed after a Thursday night collision in Uptown on December 13, 2018 at 9:05 PM.
The crash occurred near 1500 W WILSON AVE, on an undivided 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 failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 1998 Chevrolet Suburban was heading west. The driver, a 58-year-old man, was wearing a seat belt and his airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
A 61-year-old man (pedestrian) was killed.
Police were notified at 9:11 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 589th injurious crash reported in December 2018, and the 15,785th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 102nd fatal crash for 2018.
Where it happened
1500 W WILSON AVE
- Neighborhood
- Uptown
- Ward
- 47th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N GREENVIEW AVE· W WILSON AVE
- Intersections
- W WILSON AVE & N GREENVIEW AVE
Street view: 41.9654° N, 87.6679° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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