Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bike Fatalities

The 4400 block of West Division. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Cyclist Jimmy Lispier, 42, in West Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

On the morning of Thursday, August 23, a motorist fatally struck 42-year-old Jimmy Lispier on his bike in West Humboldt Park and fled the scene. According to police, at around 3:15 a.m. an officer responded to a call on the 4400 block of West Division and found Lispier lying unresponsive in the street. His bicycle, […]

Photo: Mitch Dudek, Sun-Times, used with permission

Right-Turning Dump Truck Driver Fatally Struck Angela Park, 39, in Greektown

By John Greenfield | Aug 9, 2018 | 27 Comments

This was the fourth fatal Chicago bike crash involving a right-turning trucker within about two years.

The crash site from the driver's point of view. Image: Google Street View

Driver Fatally Struck Cyclist Raul Ortiz-Gomez, 41, in West Town

By John Greenfield | Jun 15, 2018 | 22 Comments

Ortiz-Gomez was the second bicyclist killed on Chicago streets in 2018.

Driver Charged in Death of Cyclist Carlos D. Ocana-Castillo, 21, in West Englewood

By John Greenfield | Mar 5, 2018 | 5 Comments

Update 3/6/18 11:30 AM: According to Police News Affairs, Motorist Kiara Black, 22, of Country Club Hills, has been charged with one felony count of failure to report a crash resulting in a death. Black appeared in Central Bond Court on Saturday, March 3. Last Wednesday, February 28, a motorist fatally struck 21-year-old Carlos Daniel […]

A ghost bike ceremony honoring Jezniah Smith, who was fatally struck at Division and Humboldt in January 2017. Photo: Steven Vance

Chicago Traffic Deaths Rose Sharply in 2017

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2018 | No Comments

In particular, the number of people in cars who died in Chicago crashes spiked dramatically, from 63 in 2016 to 80 in 2017 -- a 27 percent increase.

The crash site at 71st Street and East End Avenue. Image: Google Street View

Clarence D. Walton, 49, Fatally Struck by Metra Train While Biking in South Shore

By John Greenfield | Jan 3, 2018 | No Comments

Walton was the seventh and final on-street bike fatality of 2017.

The intersection of Augusta and Avers from the driver's perspective. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Dec 15, 2017 | 1 Comment

The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.

Independence Boulevard near the crash site. Image: Google Street View

Leonard Anderson, 70, Fatally Struck on Independence Boulevard, Where Protected Lanes Were Removed

By John Greenfield | Dec 14, 2017 | 3 Comments

The victim, whose name has not yet been provided, was the fifth bike fatality of 2017.

A photo of Lisa Schalk taken in 1998. Photo courtesy of the Schalk family

Ghost Bike Installation for Fallen Cyclist Lisa Schalk This Sunday

By John Greenfield | Nov 15, 2017 | 1 Comment

Schalk's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Aldi, his employer

Archer and Lorel, from the driver's perspective. Image: Google Street View

Turning Driver Killed Cyclist Lisa Schalk, 50, Near Midway Airport

By John Greenfield | Nov 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Schalk was the fourth cyclist fatally struck on Chicago streets this year.

Johnel Washington, Killed in Austin by Trucker, Was 3rd On-Street Bike Fatality of 2017

By John Greenfield | Sep 13, 2017 | 2 Comments

Washington was the third person to die while biking on Chicago streets this year.

Blaine Klingenberg. Photo: Jonathan Loïc Rogers

Ride Your Bike: Remembering Fallen Cyclist Blaine Klingbenberg One Year Later

By Jean Khut | Jun 23, 2017 | No Comments

In 2016, Chicago garnered the number one spot in Bicycling Magazine’s 50 Best Bikes Cities. The same year there were six bike fatalities. It seemed like Ghost Bikes memorials were being installed every other week, leaving many in the cycling community wondering just how bike-friendly Chicago streets actually were. One of the six lives lost […]

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