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Senior Struck Nearly Two Months Ago by Hit-and-Run Driver Has Died

By John Greenfield | Mar 15, 2016 | 2 Comments

An 80-year-old man died early last Thursday from injuries sustained almost two months ago, when he was struck by a motorist who fled the scene. On Monday, January 18, at 8:24 a.m., Jessie Tanner was struck on the 4000 block of West Congress in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, according to authorities. The driver left […]

Driver Fatally Strikes 45-Year-Old Woman in Avalon Park

By John Greenfield | Mar 3, 2016 | 6 Comments

A 45-year-old woman was struck and killed Tuesday night while walking across Stony Island Avenue in the 8100 block of South Stony Island in the Avalon Park neighborhood. At around 8:15 p.m., the woman was crossing the southbound lanes of Stony Island when she was hit by a southbound motorist, according to Officer Hector Alfaro […]

Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Killed 34-Year-Old Man in Avondale

By John Greenfield | Feb 23, 2016 | 1 Comment

Police are searching for the hit-and-run motorist who fatally struck Christopher Sanchez, 34, at the intersection of Belmont and Milwaukee early Sunday morning. At about 5:20 a.m. on Sunday, Sanchez was crossing Milwaukee on foot when the driver of a northwest-bound white Ford SUV struck him, police said. The motorist then fled northwest on Milwaukee, […]

Police: Teen Intentionally Struck 3 Relatives With a Car, Killing His Father

By John Greenfield | Feb 17, 2016 | No Comments

A 39-year-old man is dead after his teenage son intentionally struck him and two other relatives with a car in Austin, according to police. On Saturday at around 11:15 p.m., a domestic dispute took place outside in the 5400 block of West Kamerling, according to the police. After the fight, a 19-year-old man intentionally struck […]

Man Fatally Struck After Falling Into Street During Altercation in River North

By John Greenfield | Feb 11, 2016 | 4 Comments

A 32-year old man died Sunday after he fell into the street during an altercation and was struck and killed by a cab driver. At about 4:20 a.m., Marques Gaines was involved in an altercation near Hubbard and State in River North, according to the Chicago Police. After a man punched him in the head, […]

Senior Killed at Location Where the City Chose Not to Mark a Crosswalk

By John Greenfield | Feb 4, 2016 | 20 Comments

Early yesterday morning, a 69-year-old woman was struck and killed by a driver in an unmarked crosswalk at Surf Street and Broadway in Lakeview. Less than two years ago, the city decided not to stripe a visible crosswalk at this location, which might have reminded the driver to watch for pedestrians. Why? Because the intersection […]

Senior Fatally Struck on Near North Side by Truck Driver Who Failed to Yield

By John Greenfield | Jan 14, 2016 | 2 Comments

Charges are pending against a truck driver who fatally struck a 74-year-old woman on Tuesday near Division and LaSalle streets. At about 11:55 a.m., Georgiana Henley was walking on the 100 block of West Division, according to Officer Anna Pacheco from Police News Affairs. The trucker attempted to make a turn and failed to yield, […]

Slow Roll Chicago Mourns the Loss of Member Marian Hayes to a Traffic Crash

By John Greenfield | Jan 12, 2016 | 7 Comments

Slow Roll Chicago member Marian Hayes, an artist, educator, gallery curator, poet, and jazz DJ, died last Sunday, two days after being struck by a driver while walking in the Ashburn neighborhood. On Friday, January 8, at around 5 p.m., Hayes, 61, was walking near the intersection of 87th Street and Kedzie Avenue, according to […]

Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Auburn Gresham and Flees the Scene

By John Greenfield | Jan 8, 2016 | No Comments

Police are searching for the motorist who struck and killed Linnes Walker, 55, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood last week. In the early evening of December 28, Walker, of the 7500 block of South May, walked to nearby Colony Food & Liquors, 7555 South Racine, which he usually visited twice a day, ABC reported. When […]

Allegedly Drunk Driver Kills Pregnant Woman in Lawndale, Flees the Scene

By John Greenfield | Dec 29, 2015 | No Comments

A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pregnant woman has been charged with a felony count of aggravated DUI and a felony count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident. On Christmas Eve at about 10 p.m., Karla Leanos, 26, was crossing northbound on the 4200 block of West Ogden Avenue in the Lawndale […]

Allegedly Intoxicated Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Back of the Yards

By John Greenfield | Dec 18, 2015 | 5 Comments

A 49-year-old woman was struck and killed by an allegedly intoxicated driver in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early this morning. At about 5:50 this morning, the pedestrian was crossing southbound on the 1900 block of West Garfield Boulevard when the 50-year-old male driver hit her, according to Officer Nicole Trainor from Police News Affairs. […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Senior in Jefferson Park

By John Greenfield | Dec 8, 2015 | No Comments

An elderly man died from his injuries early Sunday morning after being struck in the Jefferson Park community two days earlier by a driver who fled the scene. Last Friday at around 8:20 p.m., Carroll Brown, 76, was walking across Central Avenue eastbound at West Ainslie Street, authorities said. A southbound motorist struck the senior […]

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