Hit-and-run driver strikes another car in Humboldt, killing Delia Renee Smith crossing street
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The victim was the 13th person killed while walking on Chicago streets this year.
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Driver killed cyclist Jason Hardt, 48, on road where protected bike lanes were removed
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When safe bike infrastructure is downgraded or delayed, it can have deadly consequences.
Why haven’t police arrested the driver who killed Linda Mensch?
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Despite testimony at least three witnesses, police camera footage, a license plate number, and the name of the vehicle owner, no one is in custody.
Cyclist George Sawicki, 70, died after he “struck” illegally parked truck on Museum Campus Drive
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Streetsblog Chicago is seeking more details on this case. As is usually the case in fatal bike crashes, the victim did not have a chance to tell his side of the story.
Hit-and-run driver killed cancer survivor Sophie Elizabeth Allen, 27, near Wrigley Field
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Sadly, Allen won't have the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the life she fought so hard for, due to the recklessness and cowardice of a driver who didn't even have the decency to take responsibility for his actions.
Thomas Travers, 59, fatally struck while biking in on Milwaukee in Jefferson Park
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If a CDOT proposal for a road diet with protected bike lanes hadn't been blocked by local drivers led by an aldermanic candidate, Travers might still be alive.
Off-duty cop who reportedly ran stop sign, killing boy on bike, issued citation
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While the police union president said "any person could be in [the driver's] shoes," witnesses tell a different story.
Drivers killed 2 people walking in the Loop and Avalon Park Memorial Day Weekend
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Motorists struck and killed a 55-year-old woman on Friday evening in the Loop, as well as a 72-year-old man on Saturday afternoon in Avalon Park.
“School of Rock” drummer Kevin Clark is second cyclist killed at Logan/Western within 13 years
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This second bike fatality at Logan/Western in 13 years underscores the fact that we can't wait any longer for safety improvements at this location.
Logan pedestrian fatality highlights how IDOT control of Chicago streets makes us less safe
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This horrifying incident has laid bare how the Illinois Department of Transportation having final say on changes to many Chicago streets makes our city more dangerous.
Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn
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The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Hit-and-run driver in custody after killing male pedestrian on South Side
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The victim was the sixth pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.