Crime & Safety

New Pedestrian Crosswalk Signal Damaged in Accident

An accident at Ogden Avenue and Woodland Avenue on Aug. 11 damaged the village's new crosswalk signal.

Western Springs police reported that an accident on Aug. 11 has damaged the village's new crossing signal between Bemis Woods and Western Springs.

The accident occurred when a vehicle struck a stopped car near Woodland and Ogden Avenues at about 2:56 p.m. After striking the stopped vehicle, the at fault vehicle continued off the roadway and struck the signal, located on the south side of the parkway on Ogden Avenue, and damaged it.

noted the accident had nothing to do with the village's new enhanced crosswalk and safety signal.

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No one was injured in the accident, but two citations were issued to the driver at fault in the accident.

The addition of the new enhanced crosswalk and signal at that location

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