Turning Driver Killed Cyclist Lisa Schalk, 50, Near Midway Airport
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Schalk was the fourth cyclist fatally struck on Chicago streets this year.
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Johnel Washington, Killed in Austin by Trucker, Was 3rd On-Street Bike Fatality of 2017
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Washington was the third person to die while biking on Chicago streets this year.
Ride Your Bike: Remembering Fallen Cyclist Blaine Klingbenberg One Year Later
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In 2016, Chicago garnered the number one spot in Bicycling Magazine’s 50 Best Bikes Cities. The same year there were six bike fatalities. It seemed like Ghost Bikes memorials were being installed every other week, leaving many in the cycling community wondering just how bike-friendly Chicago streets actually were. One of the six lives lost […]
Did the Police Close the Louis Smith Bike Fatality Case Solely Based on Driver Testimony?
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The phenomenon of police presenting motorists’ accounts of fatal or serious bike crashes as fact can be a roadblock to finding out what really happened to these victims and making sure justice is served.
Driver Struck and Killed Cyclist Louis Smith, 56, in East Garfield
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Last night motorist struck and killed 56-year-old Louis Smith as he bicycled in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
Did the Driver Who Killed Bobby Cann Lie About Trying to Save His Life?
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[The Chicago Reader publishes a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.] Ryne San Hamel, the motorist who killed cyclist Bobby Cann in a May 2013 crash while […]
10 Days for Bobby Cann’s Killer, a Repeat Drunk Driver, Is an Insult
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This ruling proves once again the old adage that if you want to kill someone with few consequences, make sure they’re riding a bike.
Jezniah Smith Honored at Ghost Bike Ceremony: “He Had a Beautiful Heart”
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Dozens of family and friends of Jezniah Smith came to honor the fallen cyclists with the installation of a white-painted "ghost bike" at the crash site in Humboldt Park.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Fallen Cyclist Barbara Eno Goes to Trial in March
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The truck driver claimed that he signaled his turn, although one of his right turn signal lights was broken, but a witness said that he failed to do so.
Family of Fallen Cyclist Jezniah Smith Plans to File Wrongful Death Lawsuit
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The driver was not cited, and police said it is believed he had the green, but there's no record of independent witnesses or camera footage to back up this theory.
Jezniah Smith, 34, Fatally Struck While Biking in Humboldt Park
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Last night a car driver struck and killed a male bicyclist in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in what appears to be the first bike fatality case of 2017.