Family of Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike, were joined by cyclists at vigil
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Said a neighbor, "It's something that should have never happened with a hit-and-run and a little kid just bicycling through his neighborhood."
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Hit-and-Run Fatalities
Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side
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The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.
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The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham
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Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.
Driver killed man, 61, biking on Lake Street, near site where cyclist was killed in September
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The victim was the first Chicago bike fatality of 2020.
Hit-and-run driver killed USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, in Beverly
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Flood was the 35th pedestrian fatality of 2019.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 Pedestrians and a Cyclist in Chicago in the Past Week
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One victim was the fourth person killed by a driver on a Chicago sidewalk this year. Another was the first on-street bike fatality of 2019.
CPD Has Reportedly Identified Person of Interest in Hit-and-Run Killing of Joseph Ruta
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According to Ruta's girlfriend, the victim was conscious and provided a description of the vehicle before dying seven hours later.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Joseph Ruta, 56, in Lakeview
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Ruta was the 20th pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Struck and Killed Dorata Cieslinska, 56, in Boystown
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This was the second pedestrian fatality on the block in less than three years.