One cyclist severely injured near 6246 S AUSTIN AVE in Clearing
A cyclist was severely injured after a Friday afternoon collision in Clearing on June 24, 2022 at 4:07 PM.
The crash occurred near 6246 S AUSTIN AVE, on a divided 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 failing to yield right of way.
A 2017 Dodge RAM Promaster was heading south and was hit in the front. The driver, a 65-year-old man, was wearing a seat belt and his airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
A 15-year-old boy (cyclist) was not wearing a helmet and he was totally ejected. The police report described him as crossing the roadway where there were no traffic controls; he reportedly suffered incapacitating injuries.
Police were notified at 4:07 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,236th injurious crash reported in June 2022, and the 7,191st injurious crash reported in 2022.
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Where it happened
6246 S AUSTIN AVE
- Neighborhood
- Clearing
- Ward
- 13th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S AUSTIN AVE
Street view: 41.7783° N, 87.7717° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- CYCLIST
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Secondary cause
- UNABLE TO DETERMINE
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- 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