Driver Charged in the May 17 Vehicular Homicide of Naisha Weems, 28, in Austin
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Five days earlier later there had been a nearly identical tragedy in Morgan Park.
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Allegedly Drunk Driver Fatally Struck Leroy Torrence, 63, in Englewood Saturday
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The driver who struck and killed 63-year-old Leroy Torrence in Englewood last Satuday night has been charged with aggravated DUI.
Police Searching for Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Eric Judge, 23, Sunday in Wicker Park
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Judge was at least the fifth pedestrian to be killed by a hit-and-run driver in Chicago so far this year.
Driver Struck and Killed Cyclist Louis Smith, 56, in East Garfield
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Last night motorist struck and killed 56-year-old Louis Smith as he bicycled in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
Driver Killed Edith Guevara, 58, Injured 2 Others in Portage Park
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Last Friday in Portage Park, a driver struck another car, then hit two pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing 58-year-old Edith Guevara and injuring the driver of the second vehicle and the other pedestrian.
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Lee Kline, 28, in Gage Park
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Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed 28-year-old Lee Kline and fled the scene early this morning in the Gage Park neighborhood. Around 2:45 a.m. Kline, was crossing the street in the 2300 bock of West Garfield Boulevard when the motorist struck him and did not stop to render aid, according to […]
Prosecutors: Driver Intentionally Rammed Teen to Death Against Tree After Fistfight
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A female driver who rammed a teen to death against a tree with her SUV has been charged with first-degree murder.
Trucker Struck and Killed Man Walking on O’Hare Perimeter Road
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A truck driver fatally struck a male pedestrian next to O’Hare International Airport last week, according to police.
Van Driver Fatally Struck Wen Juan Wang, 45, Earlier This Month in Chinatown
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A 45-year-old woman was struck and killed by a van driver on the block where she lived in Chinatown on Saturday, March 11. At about 8:10 a.m. Wen Juan Wang was crossing the 1900 block of Tan Court, when the northbound driver of a 2005 Ford van struck her, according to Police News Affairs spokeswoman […]
Turning Pick-up Driver Fatally Struck Daniel Solis, 5, in McKinley Park
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On Friday Daniel Solis, 5, died from injuries sustained when a pick-up truck driver struck him in McKinley Park last Wednesday. It was at least the fourth reported pedestrian fatality involving a turning driver within a roughly four-month period.
Hit-and-Run Driver Charged With Homicide for Death of 35-Year-Old Woman
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A man who struck a woman in West Lawndale last Wednesday evening and fled the scene has been apprehended and charged with reckless homicide, according to police.
Driver Crashes Into Door of Bowmanville Carwash, Killing Woman Inside
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On Saturday morning a motorist drove through the closed overhead door of a carwash in the Bowmanville neighborhood, killing mail carrier Passion Overstreet, 28, who was inside the facility.