LFP - Car Wreck

This morning, there was car debris all over both LFP lanes and a police car blocking one of the LFP lanes between Diversey and Belmont. There had been a serious wreck in which a car had gone off LSD, swiped a tree and went across both paths. The path had been damaged. I didn't see the wreck and the car had been moved to Belmont Harbor by the time I came across the site but I hope the driver and nobody on the path was seriously injured. Judging from the condition of the car, I would guess the driver wasn't so lucky. It did leave me thinking about all of the stretches of LSD without guardrails, though, as this wreck occurred in such a stretch. Given the amount of traffic on the LFP, doesn't it make sense to ensure that there is a protective barrier in almost all areas?

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on November 15, 2018 at 3:04pm

Thanks to John Greenfield for the follow up article on Streetsblog. 

https://chi.streetsblog.org/2018/11/15/yet-another-reckless-driver-...

Permalink Reply by Johnny Quest on November 16, 2018 at 5:52am

Nice!! A+. Nice follow-up by Mr. Greenfield. Glad to hear nobody on the path was injured and that the driver was cited (DWI, negligent driving, operating a motor vehicle without insurance). It would really suck to be hit by a drunk, insurance-less driver while riding or walking on the path.

Permalink Reply by kpnick on November 30, 2018 at 9:02am

Another car was driven through guardrails...observed this morning 11/30 around 8:30a. Just south of Addison towards the north end of Belmont Harbor. The wrecked car was parked a little further north.

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on December 3, 2018 at 2:59pm

I drove past there yesterday to the cyclocross race at Montrose. There's still a car wheel there. 

Permalink Reply by Bruce on December 20, 2018 at 8:05am

This occurred at 53rd street, back in September.

The guardrail was destroyed where the car went through. It still looks the same, several months later.

I counted 85 steps from the end of the guardrail (pictured above to the last piece of debris I found on the path. My 85 steps would be close to 200 feet. Imagine how far a speeding car which has just lost momentum hitting that guardrail STILL travels. Imagine if the person pictured above had been there.  The person would have been DESTROYED by that speeding hunk of metal.

Permalink Reply by Ernesto Lube on December 20, 2018 at 8:17am

I rode past there yesterday. Yep, still there. 

Permalink Reply by Bruce on December 20, 2018 at 8:55am

Correction. This was just north of the pedestrian bridge at 51st (not 53rd).

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