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ARCHER HEIGHTS โ A 19-year-old man was killed and another man was injured Saturday in yet another deadly crash on South Pulaski Road, where officials have already pledged to add safety improvements.
Just before 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a 24-year-old man was driving an SUV northbound in the 4300 block of South Pulaski Road when he collided in the intersection with a car being driven by a 19-year-old man, police said.
The 19-year-old suffered severe trauma and was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 24-year-old suffered a broken arm and was taken by paramedics to St. Anthony Hospital in fair condition.
The collision was at least the second traffic death at the intersection of South Pulaski Road and 43rd Street this year, and at least the fourth death along a dangerous stretch of South Pulaski this year.
On Feb. 8, a driver ran a red light and hit and killed a 68-year-old woman who was crossing South Pulaski Road at 43rd Street. The person drove away, police said. Later that month, two SUVs collided near Pulaski Road and 42nd Street, causing one death and six people injured.
In late March, a 56-year-old man was crossing Pulaski Road at 64th Street when a speeding driver going north on Pulaski Road hit the man, killing him, police said.
Earlier this year, neighbors rallied to call for short- and long-term solutions to address traffic safety concerns along South Pulaski Road from the Stevenson Expressway to 71st Street. City officials have since pledged to make infrastructure improvements to the road.
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There have been more than 4,200 car crashes on Pulaski Road from 40th to 71st streets from 2020-2024, resulting in 900 injuries, of which 80 were incapacitating, neighbors with the group Southwest Collective said at a community meeting.
Speeding, drifting, drag racing and reckless driving on Pulaski Road has left locals scared to cross the street, according to the group.
An online survey created by earlier this year the Southwest Collective and the Active Transportation Alliance collected over 500 responses about what changes neighbors want to see on Pulaski.
The city is installing infrastructure along Pulaski Road such as bollards and bumps bolted to the concrete, officials said. Crews also repainted and refreshed parking lanes, crosswalks and other road markers to keep drivers visually alert.
Bollards and other safety structures have been installed at the intersections of 43rd, 59th and 65th streets, the city said in September. These temporary measures will be followed by more permanent infrastructure, such as concrete pedestrian islands and curb bump-outs, city and state transportation officials said at the time.
Madison Savedra and Francia Garcia Hernandez contributed reporting.
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