One person killed near 1040 W ROOSEVELT RD in Little Italy, Uic
A driver was killed after a Wednesday early morning collision with a fixed object in Little Italy, Uic on April 6, 2022 at 4:39 AM.
The crash occurred near 1040 W ROOSEVELT RD, at a t-intersection. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. It was dark but with streetlights, the weather was rainy, and the roadway was wet. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 2010 Honda Civic was heading northeast. The driver, a 27-year-old woman, was not wearing a seat belt and her airbag deployed from the front; she was killed.
Police were notified at 4:39 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 219th injurious crash reported in April 2022, and the 3,445th injurious crash reported in 2022. It was the 33rd fatal crash for 2022.
Where it happened
1040 W ROOSEVELT RD
- Neighborhood
- Little Italy, Uic
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- W ROOSEVELT RD
Street view: 41.8672° N, 87.6527° 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
- RAIN
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- WET
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- T-INTERSECTION
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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