One pedestrian killed near 335 S LARAMIE AVE in Austin
A pedestrian was killed after a Thursday afternoon hit-and-run collision in Austin on January 26, 2023 at 12:23 PM.
The crash occurred near 335 S LARAMIE AVE, at a t-intersection. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a stop sign. The weather was snowy and the roadway was snowy or slushy. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding a stop sign; and, secondarily, to failing to yield right of way.
A 2008 Porsche Cayenne was heading north while passing another vehicle. The police report described the driver, an unknown age person, as disregarding traffic controls/signals. The police report did not have additional details about the driver.
A 93-year-old woman (pedestrian) was in a crosswalk. The police report described her as crossing with the signal; she was killed.
Police were notified at 12:25 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 884th injurious crash reported in January 2023, and the 884th injurious crash reported in 2023. It was the 13th fatal crash for 2023.
Curated articles about this crash
- Reward offered after woman, 93, killed Austin hit-and-run; CPD releases photo of wanted car
A reward has been offered for information as Chicago police search for the driver of a luxury SUV who hit and killed a 93-year-old woman walking to the mailbox.
- Family mourns the loss of ‘vibrant and bright’ 93-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run while crossing street
At 93 years old, Ruth Mabin was “a vibrant and bright woman, still very sharp,” her daughter recalls.
Where it happened
335 S LARAMIE AVE
- Neighborhood
- Austin
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S LARAMIE AVE· W GLADYS AVE
- Intersections
- W GLADYS AVE & S LARAMIE AVE
Street view: 41.8757° N, 87.7547° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING STOP SIGN
- Secondary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- SNOW
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- SNOW OR SLUSH
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- T-INTERSECTION
- Traffic control
- STOP SIGN/FLASHER
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org