One pedestrian killed near 3231 W 26TH ST in Little Village
A pedestrian was killed after a Tuesday afternoon hit-and-run collision in Little Village on November 24, 2020 at 12:30 PM.
The crash occurred near 3231 W 26TH ST, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. The weather was rainy and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to yield right of way.
A GMC Envoy was turning left. The police report described the driver, an unknown age person, as failing to yield. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
An 86-year-old man (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described him as crossing the roadway where there were no traffic controls; he was killed.
Police were notified at 12:30 PM. This was the 793rd injurious crash reported in November 2020, and the 12,907th injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 119th fatal crash for 2020.
Curated articles about this crash
- 3 Weeks After Deadly Hit-And-Run, Little Village Family Still Seeking Answers: 'We Have No Support'
The family, along with a community organizer, is offering $25,000 for any information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver who killed Eliseo Mendoza last month.
- Little Village crash: Driver wanted for fatally striking Eliseo Mendoza
Police shared a photo Monday of an SUV wanted in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash on the Southwest Side. The driver of the GMC Arcadia struck an 86-year-old man Nov. 24 in the Little Village neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
- Family Seeks Answers, Justice After Man Killed in Little Village Hit-and-Run
The family of Eliseo Mendoza is offering a reward for information after the 86-year-old was struck and killed in a crash on Tuesday near the intersection of West 26th Street and South Sawyer Avenue.
Where it happened
3231 W 26TH ST
- Neighborhood
- Little Village
- Ward
- 25th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S SAWYER AVE· W 26TH ST
- Intersections
- W 26TH ST & S SAWYER AVE
Street view: 41.8444° N, 87.7061° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- WET
- 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