Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bike Fatalities

The 5600 block of South California Avenue, looking south. Image: Google Maps

Demetrio Ruiz Macias, 47, killed by hit-and-run driver, was the 9th Chicago bike fatality this year

By John Greenfield | Dec 30, 2020 | No Comments

Macias was struck a few blocks away from where another motorist killed Araceli Gutierrez, 48, and her nephew Giovanne Bucio, 12, as they walked last week.

The new dashed bike lanes on Damen this afternoon. Photo: John Greenfield

Bikeway added, 20 mph speed limit planned on Damen where cyclist Liza Whitacre was killed

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2020 | No Comments

Hopefully these changes will help prevent more heartbreak. But if the city really wants to make a difference, it should build bike lanes with physical protection.

The 6200 block of West Higgins. Image: Google Maps

Driver fatally struck Czeslaw Kosma, 78, on his bicycle in Jefferson Park

By John Greenfield | Oct 26, 2020 | No Comments

So far this year, our city has already seen more fatalities than any year since 2012, and there are still more than two months left in 2020.

The electric Divvy bike from the fatal crash. Image: ABC Chicago

Chicago’s spike in cycling fatalities continues with first e-Divvy death on Near West Side

By John Greenfield | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.

Kopec and his wife Jozefa celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

Driver fatally struck Jan Kopec, 83, on his bike in Archer Heights

By John Greenfield | Aug 24, 2020 | No Comments

With his passing, our city has already seen six on-street bike fatalities this year, two more than in all of 2019.

The 3100 block of the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

Mark Goodman, 56, died after bike crash on LFT; another cyclist was injured on LSD

By John Greenfield | Aug 21, 2020 | No Comments

A third cyclists is asking for help to track down the hit-and-run SUV driver who broke his collarbone in River North.

Artist Milt Coronado working on the mural. Photo: Kyle Lucas

Family, friends, and cyclists gather once more to honor Issac Martinez at mural painting

By Courtney Cobbs | Jul 23, 2020 | No Comments

Issac's family plans to fight for safer street conditions to prevent similar heartbreak in their community in the future.

Memorial to Sam Yousif at the crash site. Photo: Igor Studenkov

Sam D. Yousif, 13, killed by negligent driver at unsafe bike crossing near N. Branch Trail

By John Greenfield | Jul 17, 2020 | No Comments

New reports suggested that the boy was to blame for his own death, but a closer look shows that inattentive driving and unsafe bike infrastructure were major factors in the crash.

The 1500 block of South Central Park Avenue. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver struck and killed Walter Williams Jr., 72, in North Lawndale

By John Greenfield | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Williams was the third Chicago cyclist to die in a crash in the last month.

Louis Jacobson, right, with Recycling Plus co-owner Gary Zuckerman. Photo provided by Recycling Plus.

Louis Jacobson, 67, died after reportedly hitting pothole on bike in West Ridge

By Courtney Cobbs and John Greenfield | Jul 9, 2020 | No Comments

The fourth Chicago bike fatality case of 2020 appears to be a rare instance of a fatal Chicago bike crash that didn't involve another vehicle.

Mourning family members and friends of Isaac Martinez were joined by cyclists who formed a "human-protected bike lane" to honor him. Photo: Mia Park

Family of Issac Martinez, 13, killed on his bike, were joined by cyclists at vigil

By Mia Park and John Greenfield | Jun 30, 2020 | No Comments

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."

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