Carl Bibbs, 61, Died After a Driver Struck Him Last Month in Humboldt Park
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Bibbs was the third Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2018.
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Chicago Traffic Deaths Rose Sharply in 2017
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In particular, the number of people in cars who died in Chicago crashes spiked dramatically, from 63 in 2016 to 80 in 2017 -- a 27 percent increase.
Driver Fatally Struck Johnnie L. Osborne, 62, in West Englewood Last Month
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Osborne was the 42nd pedestrian fatality of 2017.
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.
Brenda April Mares, 22, Was Fatally Struck in Chatham
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Blue Island resident Brenda April Mares, 22, was fatally struck in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood last Wednesday. According to police, the driver of a Toyota Corolla ran over Mares at 78th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at about 11 p.m. The motorist told responding officers that the victim had been lying in the street when he […]
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Male Pedestrian, 40, in Avalon Park
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The man was the 34th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.
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.
Truck Driver Fatally Struck Ligia Acosta, 69, in Logan Square
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The senior was the 31st Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.
No Citations for SUV Driver Who Fatally Struck Joseph Giljum, 36, Near Caldwell Woods
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The SUV driver who struck and killed Joseph Giljum, 36, near in Norwood Park on the Northwest Side last Saturday received no citations. According to police, at about 3:35 p.m. Giljum was crossing in the 6200 block of West Devon when the motorist struck him with a 2016 RAV4 SUV. The crash site is near […]
Driver Kills Man, 45, in Englewood, Flees the Scene, Then Turns Herself in
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The victim was the 29th Chicago 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.