Loved ones honored Douglas DeMott with ghost bike ceremony in Tinley Park
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DeMott was struck from behind last January by a 93-year-old driver while he was biking home from work on Harlem Avenue.
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Ghost bike ceremony will honor fallen cyclist Douglas Demott 10/27 in Tinley Park
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A 93-year-old driver fatally struck DeMott as he cycled home from work in the southwest suburb last January.
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 Pedestrians and a Cyclist in Chicago in the Past Week
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One victim was the fourth person killed by a driver on a Chicago sidewalk this year. Another was the first on-street bike fatality of 2019.
Courier German Catalan-Cortez Killed in Blue Line Incident, 3 Cyclists Injured Last Week
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Catalan Cortez was the second cyclist killed after falling onto 'L' tracks in the last two years.
Pedestrian Deaths Are Down 40%, but a March Bike Fatality Went Unreported
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Overall traffic on-street deaths are down 30 percent compared to this time last year.
Thanks to a Streetsblog Reader, Fallen Cyclist Bobby Cann’s Memorial Sign Is Back in Place
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A recent ordinance that "sundowns" honorary sign designations after five years unless they are renewed by an alderman, but CDOT says they didn't take it down.
Widow of Cyclist Jesse Rodriguez Sues Parents of Teen Who Killed Him
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The suit claims the parents are liable due to "negligent entrustment of a vehicle to a minor."
Ghost Bike Installation Planned for Fallen Cyclist Raul Ortiz-Gomez on October 20
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Ortiz was struck and killed by an Uber Driver in West Town as he was biking to work last June.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Jesse Rodriguez, 67, Near North Shore Channel Trail
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Chicago has already seen more bike fatalities in 2018 and that the full-year averages for 2012-2016.
Daughter of Fallen Cyclist Jimmy Lispier Says Police Have Issued a Warrant for Driver
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The police have released surveillance images of the SUV and the driver.
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Cyclist Jimmy Lispier, 42, in West Humboldt Park
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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, […]