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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 […]

Tour Bus Driver Fatally Struck Professor Who Was Walking to an Art Exhibit

By John Greenfield | Nov 30, 2015 | 1 Comment

Hiromi Hosono, 42, an agriculture professor from Japan, was killed earlier this month by the driver of a trolley-themed tour bus who failed to yield while making a right turn. Hosono, who was serving as a visiting professor at Cornell University, had been touring dairy farms in the Midwest when she decided to visit Chicago […]

Driver Fatally Struck 60-Year-Old Man Who Was Biking in West Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Oct 27, 2015 | 1 Comment

A driver fatally struck a Portage Park man who was riding a bike in West Humboldt Park Monday morning. At around 9:50 a.m., Enrique Zamora, 60, was cycling east on the 4300 block of West LeMoyne Street, according to Office Nicole Trainor from Police News Affairs. The block is just east of a shopping center […]

Man Dies Nine Days After Being Struck on a Bike in South Shore

By John Greenfield | Oct 27, 2015 | No Comments

South Shore resident Jonathan Phillips, 47, died nine days after being struck by a driver while bicycling near his home. On Wednesday, October 7, Phillips was riding on the 2300 block of East 70th Street, where he resides, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. After a driver struck him, he was transported to Jackson […]

Motorcyclist Fatally Struck Woman in Queen’s Landing Crosswalk

By John Greenfield | Oct 27, 2015 | 1 Comment

A motorcyclist has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving after he allegedly ran a red light on Lake Shore Drive, killing a woman who was walking in the crosswalk by Buckingham Fountain. On Monday, October 19, at around 10:45 p.m., Katrin Kutscheidt, 25, a visitor from Germany, and her male partner, 40, […]

Driver Fatally Strikes Man on Expressway, Flees With Body on Windshield

By John Greenfield | Oct 8, 2015 | 1 Comment

An allegedly drunk driver struck and killed a man who was crossing a Chicago expressway on foot, and then drove off with the victim’s body lying on the windshield, according to prosecutors. Adrian Harris, 33, of the 5400 block of West Van Buren Street, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing death. Shortly […]

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 […]

Tip on Crowdfunding Site Led to Arrest of Driver Who Killed Davean Smith

By John Greenfield | Sep 9, 2015 | 1 Comment

A suburban man who fatally struck Davean Smith, 48, in Chicago’s Longwood Manoe neighborhood last month, then left the scene, turned himself in after a friend contacted the victim’s family via a crowdfunding site. The driver, Thomas Hicks, has been charged with failure to report a crash resulting in a death. On Wednesday, August 19, at […]

66-Year-Old Man Was Second Bystander Killed After a Police Chase This Year

By John Greenfield | Aug 31, 2015 | 2 Comments

Last week, a high-speed police chase in Grand Crossing ended in a multi-car crash that killed a 66-year-old man and injured several other people. It was the second time an innocent bystander had been killed this year by a suspect evading fleeing police officers. Last Monday evening, police pulled over Paul Forbes, 26, after he […]

Senior Fatally Struck on Halsted Street in Boystown

By John Greenfield | Aug 19, 2015 | 4 Comments

An elderly man was struck and killed yesterday afternoon on the 3300 block of North Halsted Street in Lakeview’s Boystown district. Around 3:15 p.m., a 78-year-old male “unexpectedly crossed in the middle of the street into traffic,” according to Officer José Estrada from Police News Affairs. The man was struck by a southbound driver, Estrada said. […]

Driver Fatally Struck Woman in Wheelchair in an Avondale Parking Lot

By John Greenfield | Aug 6, 2015 | 4 Comments

A senior who was struck and killed while in her wheelchair in an Avondale parking lot was recently identified as Maritza Santiago, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Santiago, 71, was in the parking lot on the 3200 block of North Milwaukee on Monday, July 13, at around 2:45 p.m. when an SUV […]

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