One person killed near 400 W POLK ST in West Loop
A driver was killed after a Sunday early morning collision with a fixed object in West Loop on December 15, 2019 at 12:46 AM.
The crash occurred near 400 W POLK ST, on a one-way road. 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 reduce speed to avoid a crash.
A 1997 Dodge RAM 2500 VAN was heading east. The driver, a 37-year-old man, was killed; his airbag deployed from the front.
Police were notified at 12:46 AM. This was the 565th injurious crash reported in December 2019, and the 15,665th injurious crash reported in 2019. It was the 100th fatal crash for 2019.
Where it happened
400 W POLK ST
- Neighborhood
- West Loop
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- S LUMBER ST· W POLK ST
- Intersections
- W POLK ST & S LUMBER ST
Street view: 41.8722° N, 87.6377° W
1 person and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- OTHER
- Primary 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
- —
Raw data
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