Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bike Fatalities

Surveillance image of the driver. Image: CPD

Daughter of Fallen Cyclist Jimmy Lispier Says Police Have Issued a Warrant for Driver

By John Greenfield | Sep 11, 2018 | No Comments

The police have released surveillance images of the SUV and the driver.

The 4400 block of West Division. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Cyclist Jimmy Lispier, 42, in West Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2018 | 1 Comment

On the morning of Thursday, August 23, a motorist fatally struck 42-year-old Jimmy Lispier on his bike in West Humboldt Park and fled the scene. According to police, at around 3:15 a.m. an officer responded to a call on the 4400 block of West Division and found Lispier lying unresponsive in the street. His bicycle, […]

Photo: Mitch Dudek, Sun-Times, used with permission

Right-Turning Dump Truck Driver Fatally Struck Angela Park, 39, in Greektown

By John Greenfield | Aug 9, 2018 | 27 Comments

This was the fourth fatal Chicago bike crash involving a right-turning trucker within about two years.

The crash site from the driver's point of view. Image: Google Street View

Driver Fatally Struck Cyclist Raul Ortiz-Gomez, 41, in West Town

By John Greenfield | Jun 15, 2018 | 22 Comments

Ortiz-Gomez was the second bicyclist killed on Chicago streets in 2018.

Driver Charged in Death of Cyclist Carlos D. Ocana-Castillo, 21, in West Englewood

By John Greenfield | Mar 5, 2018 | 5 Comments

Update 3/6/18 11:30 AM: According to Police News Affairs, Motorist Kiara Black, 22, of Country Club Hills, has been charged with one felony count of failure to report a crash resulting in a death. Black appeared in Central Bond Court on Saturday, March 3. Last Wednesday, February 28, a motorist fatally struck 21-year-old Carlos Daniel […]