One cyclist killed near 5170 S ARCHER AVE in Archer Heights
A cyclist was killed after a Friday evening collision in Archer Heights on August 21, 2020 at 6:00 PM.
The crash occurred near 5170 S ARCHER AVE, on a divided road. The posted speed limit was 30 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 failing to yield right of way.
A 2006 Ford F350 was heading south while turning left. The police report described the driver, a 56-year-old man, as failing to yield. He was uninjured.
An unknown age male (cyclist) was in a crosswalk, not wearing a helmet, and he was totally ejected. The police report described him as crossing with the signal; he was killed.
Police were notified at 6:01 PM and made a report on scene. This was the 1,026th injurious crash reported in August 2020, and the 8,887th injurious crash reported in 2020. It was the 83rd fatal crash for 2020.
Curated articles about this crash
- Driver fatally struck Jan Kopec, 83, on his bike in Archer Heights
With his passing, our city has already seen six on-street bike fatalities this year, two more than in all of 2019.
- Charge filed after driver hits, kills 83-year-old bicyclist in Archer Heights
Mario Aguilar, 56, was charged with felony driving on a license revoked for a prior DUI after his Ford truck struck and killed Jan Kopec, 83, as Kopec rode north on Kostner across Archer. The driver allegedly told police he pulled forward when the light turned green and did not see the cyclist.
- Obituary of Jan Kopec January 15, 1937 - August 21, 2020
JAN KOPEC, 83, of Chicago’s Archer Heights neighborhood, died suddenly on August 21, 2020; beloved husband of Jozefa (nee Kowalczyk); loving father Andrzej (Aneta), Piotr (Jolanta) and Barbara (Robert) Cislo; dearest grandfather of Arthur, Lukasz, Katherine, Anna, Gianna, Robert, Jr. and Philip; predeceased by his many brothers and sisters; also survived by many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Where it happened
5170 S ARCHER AVE
- Neighborhood
- Archer Heights
- Ward
- 23rd Ward
- Nearest streets
- S ARCHER AVE· S KOSTNER AVE
- Intersections
- S ARCHER AVE & S KOSTNER AVE
Street view: 41.8003° N, 87.7331° W
2 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- CYCLIST
- Primary cause
- FAILING TO YIELD RIGHT-OF-WAY
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DAYLIGHT
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- DIVIDED - W/MEDIAN (NOT RAISED)
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
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