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Cynthia Tatman, 56, Fatally Struck on Stretch of Devon With No Sidewalks

By John Greenfield | Aug 24, 2016 | 30 Comments

56-year-old Cynthia Tatman was fatally struck early Tuesday morning while jogging in the Norwood Park neighborhood on a four-lane, high-speed stretch of Devon Avenue. At around 7:05 a.m., Tatman was running east in a westbound travel lane of Devon next to Caldwell Woods, police said. She lived on the 5800 block of North Navarre Avenue, and neighbors […]

Mayya Medovaya, 78, Fatally Struck by Turning UPS Truck Driver in North Park

By John Greenfield | Aug 23, 2016 | 9 Comments

A UPS truck driver who was making a right on red fatally struck a senior Monday afternoon in the North Park community, according to police. At around 4:45 p.m., the 78-year-old woman was crossing the street at Peterson and Central Park in a crosswalk when the 64-year-old male driver made a right turn on red […]

Francisco Cruz, 58, Fatally Struck by Van Driver While Biking in West Garfield

By Steven Vance and John Greenfield | Aug 18, 2016 | 22 Comments

We will update this post throughout the day as more facts are made available. Francisco Cruz, 58, was struck and killed while biking in West Garfield Park Wednesday night by a cargo van driver who fled the scene. This newest tragedy happened the day after art student Lisa Kuivinen while riding a bike in West Town Tuesday morning. […]

Lisa Kuivinen, 20, Struck and Killed While Biking on Milwaukee Avenue

By John Greenfield | Aug 16, 2016 | 27 Comments

We have been notified that Lisa Kuivinen identified as non-binary and preferred gender-neutral pronouns. The post has been edited accordingly. Lisa Kuivinen, a 20-year-old art student, was fatally struck by the driver of an 18-wheel flatbed truck this morning while cycling on Milwaukee Avenue in West Town. At about 8:15 a.m. Lisa was riding on […]

U. of C. Doctor Gary Toback Fatally Struck While Jogging by Jackson Park

By John Greenfield | Jul 20, 2016 | No Comments

University of Chicago doctor and professor Gary Toback, 74, was struck and killed by an SUV driver while running in the South Shore neighborhood this morning, authorities said. At around 6:40 a.m., Toback, a kidney specialist, was jogging near the intersection of 67th Street and South Bennett Avenue on the south side of Jackson Park, […]

Virginia Murray, 25, Fatally Struck While Riding a Divvy Bike in Avondale

By John Greenfield | Jul 1, 2016 | 41 Comments

Virginia Murray, 25, was fatally struck by a truck driver this morning while riding a Divvy bike at Belmont Avenue and Sacramento Avenue in Avondale, according to police. The case appears to be the first fatal crash involving a bike-share user in the U.S. At about 9:00 a.m. Murray and the driver of a 2001 Chevrolet flatbed […]

Cyclist’s Tragic Death Highlights the Need to Make Michigan Avenue Safer

By John Greenfield | Jun 16, 2016 | 32 Comments

I know from personal experience that nothing beats a dip in Lake Michigan after a hard day of bicycle delivery work in hot weather. It appears that on Wednesday evening, bike courier Blaine Klingenberg, 29, was on his way to enjoy that simple pleasure at Oak Street Beach with friends. Tragically, he instead lost his […]

Intersection Improvements Needed at Site Where Samyra Lee, 7, Was Killed

By John Greenfield | Jun 9, 2016 | No Comments

Last month the driver of a tractor towing mowing equipment struck and killed seven-year-old Samyra Lee as she crossed an Englewood Street while holding hands with her mother. Changes to the intersection are needed to stop another tragic incident like this from occuring again. On the morning of Friday, May 27, at around 7:45 a.m., […]

Driver Who Had Been Drinking Fatally Strikes Man, Flees the Scene

By John Greenfield | Jun 7, 2016 | 3 Comments

A motorist is facing reckless homicide charges after she struck and killed a 51-year-old man last month in the South Side’s Avalon Park neighborhood while driving as much as 50 mph, and then fled the scene. Around 11:10 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, the male pedestrian was crossing in a crosswalk in the 7900 block […]

Driver Who Fatally Struck Woman on Southwest Side Allegedly Fled at 80 mph

By John Greenfield | May 5, 2016 | No Comments

Reckless homicide and DUI charges have been filed against a driver who allegedly killed a woman and injured a man last weekend in the Vittum Park neighborhood near Midway Airport. At a hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors said that about 10:45 p.m. Saturday, Cicero resident Guadalupe Chavez, 42, and a 39-year-old man had parked on the […]

Marquette Park Man Dies 2 Weeks After Hit-and-Run Driver Struck Him

By John Greenfield | Mar 29, 2016 | No Comments

Julian Guerra, of the 7100 block of South Mozart in Marquette Park, died on Saturday, after being struck by a hit-and-run motorist two weeks prior. On Saturday, March 12, at 6:03 p.m., Guerra was walking southbound across the 3000 block of West 71st, near his home, when the driver struck him, according to authorities. The […]

Police Searching for Driver Who Killed Senior in Chicago Lawn 2 Months Ago

By John Greenfield | Mar 16, 2016 | No Comments

The Chicago Police Department hasn’t yet apprehended the driver who fatally struck a 73-year-old woman in January and fled the scene. On Tuesday, January 19, at 2:08 p.m., Grazina Siaciuliene, 73, of Poland, was struck by the driver of a minivan on the 6400 block of South Kedzie in Chicago Lawn, the Sun-Times reported yesterday. […]

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