Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Bike Fatalities

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."

The 8300 block of South Lawndale Avenue. Image: Google Maps

Issac Martinez, 13, killed in Ashburn, is 2nd cyclist critically or fatally injured in a week

By John Greenfield | Jun 29, 2020 | No Comments

Martinez was the 3rd cyclist fatally struck in Chicago this year.

The intersection of Taylor and Ruble, where a driver fatally struck cyclist Andrew Peterson last week. Image: Google Maps

Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.

Ghost bike memorial to fallen cyclist Carla Aiello. Photo: Tom Limon

Chicago Ride of Silence honored fallen riders with an online memorial ceremony

By Ariel Parrella-Aureli | May 22, 2020 | No Comments

The event remembered the five people killed while biking in Chicago in the past year.

The 3700 block of West Lake Street. Image: Google Maps

Driver killed man, 61, biking on Lake Street, near site where cyclist was killed in September

By John Greenfield | Mar 2, 2020 | No Comments

The victim was the first Chicago bike fatality of 2020.

Aerial view of the intersection of 67th and Stony Island. Image: Google Maps

Driver who killed cyclist Lee Luellen charged, CDP retracts victim-blaming statement

By John Greenfield | Nov 19, 2019 | No Comments

Although Luellen was the second cyclist killed on Stony Island Avenue in recent years, local alderman Leslie Hairston has doubled down on her resistance to installing protected bike lanes on the street.

A "ghost bike" memorial recently installed at the crash site. The cycle is painted light green, the same color as Aiello's road bike. Photo: Joe Sislow

Why the victim-blaming responses to fallen cyclist Carla Aiello’s death are wrong

By John Greenfield | Nov 12, 2019 | No Comments

When the person operating a 10,000-pound-plus vehicle fails to make sure they won't kill somebody when they make a turn, the fault lies squarely with them, not their victim.

The bike from today's crash. Image: CBS Chicago

“Human protected bike lane” tonight will honor Carla Aiello, 37, killed by turning trucker

By John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2019 | No Comments

The victim was a least the 5th female or GNC individual on a bike in Chicago killed by a turning trucker since summer 2006.

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