One pedestrian killed near 1556 E 88TH ST in Calumet Heights
A pedestrian was killed after a Sunday evening collision in Calumet Heights on November 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM.
The crash occurred near 1556 E 88TH ST, on a one-way road. The posted speed limit was 25 mph. It was dark but with streetlights, 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; and, secondarily, to failing to reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 2014 Volkswagen Passat was heading west. The police report described the driver, an unknown age female, as failing to yield. Her airbag did not deploy; she was uninjured.
A 50-year-old woman (pedestrian) was killed.
Police were notified at 7:09 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 769th injurious crash reported in November 2018, and the 14,697th injurious crash reported in 2018. It was the 97th fatal crash for 2018.
Where it happened
1556 E 88TH ST
- Neighborhood
- Calumet Heights
- Ward
- 8th Ward
- Nearest streets
- E 88TH ST
Street view: 41.7352° N, 87.5858° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- PEDESTRIAN
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Secondary cause
- FAILING TO REDUCE SPEED TO AVOID CRASH
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS, LIGHTED ROAD
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- ONE-WAY
- Traffic control
- NO CONTROLS
- Speed limit
- 25 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org