Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pedestrian Fatalities

The 8900 block of West Belmont. Image: Google Street View

Prosecutors: Driver Intentionally Killed Man With Car in Dunning, Fled the Scene

By John Greenfield | Mar 2, 2017 | No Comments

The Cook County state’s attorney's office says a suburban man intentionally ran over Jonathan Gonzalez, 34, last month in Dunning and fled the scene.

The carwash on the 5400 block of North Damen. Image: Google Street View

Driver Crashes Into Door of Bowmanville Carwash, Killing Woman Inside

By John Greenfield | Jan 30, 2017 | 7 Comments

On Saturday morning a motorist drove through the closed overhead door of a carwash in the Bowmanville neighborhood, killing mail carrier Passion Overstreet, 28, who was inside the facility.

The intersection of Yorkhouse Road and Sheridan, where a man was fatally struck on Monday, has a bus stop (left) but no sidewalks or crosswalks. Image: Google Street View

After 3 Pedestrian Deaths, IDOT Ignores Beach Park’s Pleas for Safety Improvements

By John Greenfield | Jan 13, 2017 | 2 Comments

The state, which has jurisdiction over the five-lane highway, is refusing to lift a finger to improve pedestrian safety, or even let the village make its own changes.

The 5200 block of South Central Avenue in Garfield Ridge. Image: Google Maps

66-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck in the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood

By John Greenfield | Jan 10, 2017 | No Comments

A senior who was struck and killed by a driver in the Garfield Ridge community in what appears to be the second pedestrian fatality case of 2017.

The crash site from the driver's perspective. Image: Goggle Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Woman Who Had Collapsed in Austin Crosswalk

By John Greenfield | Jan 4, 2017 | No Comments

The case of a 50-year-old woman who collapsed while crossing the street in Austin, and was fatally struck by a driver who fled the scene, appears to be the first pedestrian fatality of 2017.

Amazon Driver Who Killed Telesfora Escamilla, 84, Charged With Misdemeanors

By John Greenfield | Dec 23, 2016 | 7 Comments

The mother of six was fatally struck by a van driver who allegedly ran a stop sign and was driving without a license or insurance.

After Noah Katz’ Death, Ald. Sposato Prioritizes Moving Cars Over Saving Lives

By John Greenfield | Nov 21, 2016 | No Comments

It’s bad enough that it took the death of a small child at a Northwest Side intersection to spur the city into moving forward with prior plans to improve safety at that location. But it’s downright shameful that 38th Ward Alderman Nick Sposato is still pushing back against the project on the grounds that it will inconvenience drivers.

Noah and Rachel Katz. Photo courtesy of the family

Police Officer: Video Shows Driver Who Killed Noah Katz Stopped at Stop Sign

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2016 | No Comments

The driver who killed two-year-old Noah Katz in the Portage Park community area Sunday afternoon was charged with running a stop sign, as well as other misdemeanors. But according to a police officer said recently recovered video shows the motorists actually stopped at the sign, a source said this afternoon. At about 4:10 p.m. Sunday, […]

After Noah Katz’s Death, Ald. Arena and CDOT Commit to Fixing Intersection

By John Greenfield | Nov 16, 2016 | No Comments

In the wake of the crash that tragically took the life of two-year-old Noah Katz and injured his mother Rachel, 39, as they crossed the street on Sunday afternoon in Portage Park, safety improvements are planned for the intersection.

Driver Who Killed Noah Katz, 2, In Portage Park Charged With Misdemeanors

By John Greenfield | Nov 14, 2016 | 20 Comments

A two-year-old boy is dead and his mother is injured after a driver blew a stop sign and failed to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk while turning left in Portage Park, according to police. At around 4:10 p.m. Sunday, Noah Katz, 2, and his 39-year-old mother were crossing eastbound in the south leg of […]

2016 Is on Track to Be a Deadlier Year for Chicago Pedestrians Than Usual

By John Greenfield | Nov 4, 2016 | 1 Comment

The number of Chicago pedestrian deaths this August was 67 percent higher than the average for the last several years, and 2017 is shaping up to be a deadlier-than-average year for people on foot, according to data from local officials. At a Mayor’s Pedestrian Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday, deputy transportation commissioner Luann Hamilton discussed […]

Driver Cited for Negligence After Fatally Striking Man in Dunning

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2016 | 1 Comment

The motorist who struck and killed an as-yet-unidentified man in the Dunning neighborhood early Sunday morning has received two citations. At about 12:40 a.m. Sunday, a man who appeared to be in his fifties was crossing southbound on the 7900 block of West Belmont, according to Officer Jose Estrada from Police News Affairs. The man’s […]

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