One pedestrian severely injured near 5535 N SHERIDAN RD in Edgewater
A pedestrian was severely injured after a Monday morning collision in Edgewater on September 24, 2018 at 11:18 AM.
The crash occurred near 5535 N SHERIDAN RD, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to improper overtaking or passing.
A 2015 BMW X5 was heading south while turning left. The police report described the driver, a 29-year-old man, as failing to yield. He was wearing a seat belt and his airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
A 93-year-old woman (pedestrian) reportedly suffered incapacitating injuries.
Police were notified at 11:25 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,149th injurious crash reported in September 2018, and the 12,161st injurious crash reported in 2018.
Curated articles about this crash
- 30 months probation for driver who struck and killed 93-year-old Edgewater woman
A driver who struck and killed a 93-year-old woman in Edgewater has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide with a motor vehicle in exchange for a sentence of 30-months probation, court records show.
- Man charged with fatally hitting 93-year-old woman with his SUV in Edgewater
Rayon Allen was charged with reckless homicide in the Sept. 24 crash that killed Lorraine Campion, Allen's bail was set at $10,000.
- BMW Driver Fatally Struck Lorraine Campion, 91, as She Crossed Street in Edgewater
Campion was the 30th pedestrian to be struck and killed in Chicago this year.
Where it happened
5535 N SHERIDAN RD
- Neighborhood
- Edgewater
- Ward
- 48th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N SHERIDAN RD
Street view: 41.9829° N, 87.6550° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- IMPROPER OVERTAKING/PASSING
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org