One cyclist severely injured near 699 S LAKE SHORE DR NB in The Loop
A cyclist was severely injured after a Monday afternoon collision in The Loop on February 28, 2022 at 4:40 PM.
The crash occurred near 699 S LAKE SHORE DR NB, at a t-intersection. The posted speed limit was 40 mph. There was a traffic light. The weather was clear and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding traffic signals.
A 2007 BMW 328I was heading north. The driver, a 26-year-old man, was wearing a seat belt and his airbag did not deploy; he was uninjured.
A 41-year-old man (cyclist) was in a crosswalk and not wearing a helmet. The police report described him as crossing with the signal; he reportedly suffered incapacitating injuries.
Police were notified at 4:40 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 975th injurious crash reported in February 2022, and the 2,036th injurious crash reported in 2022.
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Police say the motorist "instead of turning left according to the traffic signal, continued north," but he wasn't cited.
Where it happened
699 S LAKE SHORE DR NB
- Neighborhood
- The Loop
- Ward
- 42nd Ward
- Nearest streets
- E BALBO DR· S LAKE SHORE DR
- Intersections
- E BALBO DR & S LAKE SHORE DR
Street view: 41.8733° N, 87.6169° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- CYCLIST
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- T-INTERSECTION
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 40 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org