Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bike Fatalities

Driver Fatally Strikes Bicyclist, Injures Pedestrian in North Lawndale

By John Greenfield | Dec 7, 2015 | No Comments

A driver struck and killed a man on a bicycle and injured a pedestrian Sunday night in the North Lawndale neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police. At around 11:20 p.m., the driver of a gray sedan hit the 55-year-old male bicyclist on the 1400 block of South Kostner, police said. The motorist then struck a […]

Drunk Driver Who Killed Hector Avalos Sentenced to Only 100 Days in Prison

By John Greenfield | Nov 17, 2015 | 19 Comments

At a hearing today, Judge Nicholas Ford gave Robert Vais, the driver who struck and killed cyclist Hector Avalos while drunk, a relatively light sentence of 100 days in a state prison plus two years probation. Vais must also perform manual labor as part of the Sheriff’s Work Alternative Program once a month for two years, […]

Bicyclist Died From Injuries Sustained in Crash at Dangerous Intersection

By John Greenfield | Sep 29, 2015 | 1 Comment

John Jones, 48, died last Thursday, about a week after he was struck on his bicycle at the dangerous intersection of 79th Street, Stony Island Avenue, and South Chicago Avenue. On Tuesday, September 15, at about 7:20 p.m., Jones was bicycling southeast on the 7900 block of South Chicago when he came to the six-way […]

Cyclist Who Died After Avondale Crash Was the First Bike Fatality in 4 Months

By John Greenfield | Sep 16, 2015 | 1 Comment

At last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting, Chicago Department of Transportation deputy commissioner Luann Hamilton discussed the fact that there were no fatal bike crashes in the city between May and August of this year. “It’s great, especially because we just got through the summer cycling season window, with more cyclists out than ever,” she […]

Driver Kills Cyclist at Northwest Corner of Midway Airport

By John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2014 | No Comments

View Larger Map The crash site from the driver’s perspective. Less than two weeks after a bicyclist was fatally struck at Archer and Lawndale avenues in the Brighton Park neighborhood, another bike rider was struck and killed in the adjacent Garfield Ridge community. At about 12:45 a.m. Sunday morning, Park Forest resident Gary Reyes, 44, […]

Man Dies 3 Days After Bike-Truck Crash in Archer Heights

By John Greenfield | Aug 11, 2014 | 7 Comments

View Larger Map The crash site, looking northeast on Archer. A 55-year old man died Thursday afternoon, three days after a truck driver struck him on his bicycle in the Archer Heights neighborhood. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man as Leopoldo Rodgriguez, of the 5000 block of South California in the Gage […]