Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Tyrone Fizer, 57, in Park Manor
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Fizer was the 20th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2018.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Hit-and-Run Crashes
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park
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The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Efrain Rivera, 68, in Logan Square
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Rivera was the 41st pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Steven T. Brown, 52, in Back of the Yards
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Brown was the 33rd Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Darris Washington, 57, After Shooting
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Washington was the 32nd pedestrian fatality of 2017.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Dominique Willbourn, 39, in Chatham
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Police have released photos of a vehicle and a suspect from the hit-and-run crash.
Driver Who Injured Woman Outside Garfield Park Conservatory Still Hasn’t Been Found
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The Chicago Police Department says they’ve been unable to locate a motorist who struck and injured a 62-year-old woman outside the Garfield Park Conservatory in March, and then fled the scene.
Jessie Rosales, 45, Fatally Struck in Lawndale Alley by Hit-and-Run Driver
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45-year-old Jessie Rosales was struck and killed in the North Lawndale neighborhood by a motorist who fled the scene last Friday, according to police. At about 10 p.m. the driver of a dark-colored vehicle was heading south on the 1500 block of South Karlov Avenue when they made a left turn, eastbound, into the north […]
Cyclist Francisco Cruz Remembered as a Good Samaritan, Driver Still at Large
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Family and friends are remembering Francisco “Frank” Cruz, fatally struck on his bike by a hit-and-run van driver in West Garfield Park Wednesday night, as someone who went out of his way to help others. Meanwhile, police have yet to apprehend the motorist, despite the fact that the van bore the name and phone number […]
Chicago Needs More Street Redesigns to Reduce Pedestrian and Bike Deaths
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Last week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report showing that all traffic fatalities increased significantly on U.S. roads from 2014 to 2015, by 7.7 percent to reach 35,200, the worst death toll since the 2008 economic crash. Streetsblog USA’s Angie Schmitt pointed out that, while Americans drove 3.5 percent more during this period, that’s “not […]
Police Searching for Driver Who Killed Senior in Chicago Lawn 2 Months Ago
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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. […]
Senior Struck Nearly Two Months Ago by Hit-and-Run Driver Has Died
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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 […]