Two-car crash reported near 42nd St and Western Ave, Chicago IL

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Reported: 11/9/2025 10:12 PM

W 42nd St & S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

A two-vehicle crash occurred near 42nd Street and Western Avenue. One passenger was in a car involved in the collision. Officers confirmed that an accident report was filed. The crash involved a white Dodge Journey and a gray Ford vehicle. The vehicles collided after one lost control; it was not a car versus a pole collision.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 10

01:58

Transcript:

00:00

Quick question. So I'm at the hospital.

00:02

One of these accidents was near 42nd and Western.

00:06

She was a passenger in the car.

00:08

Can you confirm if there was an accident report done over there? I guess it was a real bad accident.

00:16

Stand back.

00:23

All right, 1023, I do see it was on the board earlier in a day, and they pulled an RD on it.

00:32

Okay,

00:35

do you have that already numbers and then I can just give it to the passenger to make sure that her input was given?

00:44

I could look to see if it was given on there and if it's not approved that at least we could add that on there.

00:49

Okay,

00:54

can you just confirm what she involved? It was a car versus a pole.

01:03

So they were hit by a car that lost control.

01:08

It wasn't a car versus fault.

01:10

It was car versus another car.

01:14

What type of vehicle was involved?

01:19

And is there a timestamp?

01:26

Well, I'm gonna find...

01:34

Was it a Dodge-Surney, a white Dodge-Jurney versus a fort?

01:40

Was it Ford Gray?

01:43

10-4[1].

01:47

Yeah.

01:49

All right, I can give you that RD.

01:51

The RD is (number withheld).

01:56

(number withheld).

Police codes explained

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[1]

10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).

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W 42nd St & S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60609

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