One person killed near 3200 N LAKE SHORE DR SB in Lake View
A driver was killed after a Thursday afternoon collision with a fixed object in Lake View on January 30, 2020 at 2:25 PM.
The crash occurred near 3200 N LAKE SHORE DR SB, on a road divided by a median barrier. The posted speed limit was 35 mph. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 2012 Toyota Highlander was heading south. The driver, an 80-year-old man, was wearing a seat belt and his airbag deployed; he was killed.
Police were notified at 2:35 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,147th injurious crash reported in January 2020, and the 1,147th injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 6th fatal crash for 2020.
Where it happened
3200 N LAKE SHORE DR SB
- Neighborhood
- Lake View
- Ward
- 44th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N LAKE SHORE DR· W BELMONT AVE
- Intersections
- W BELMONT AVE & N LAKE SHORE DR
Street view: 41.9404° N, 87.6386° W
1 person and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN BARRIER
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 35 MPH
Raw data
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