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Chicago Traffic Deaths Rose Sharply in 2017
In particular, the number of people in cars who died in Chicago crashes spiked dramatically, from 63 in 2016 to 80 in 2017 -- a 27 percent increase.
February 14, 2018
Clarence D. Walton, 49, Fatally Struck by Metra Train While Biking in South Shore
Walton was the seventh and final on-street bike fatality of 2017.
January 3, 2018
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park
The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.
December 15, 2017
Leonard Anderson, 70, Fatally Struck on Independence Boulevard, Where Protected Lanes Were Removed
The victim, whose name has not yet been provided, was the fifth bike fatality of 2017.
December 14, 2017
Ghost Bike Installation for Fallen Cyclist Lisa Schalk This Sunday
Schalk's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Aldi, his employer
November 15, 2017
Turning Driver Killed Cyclist Lisa Schalk, 50, Near Midway Airport
Schalk was the fourth cyclist fatally struck on Chicago streets this year.
November 2, 2017
Johnel Washington, Killed in Austin by Trucker, Was 3rd On-Street Bike Fatality of 2017
Washington was the third person to die while biking on Chicago streets this year.
September 13, 2017
Ride Your Bike: Remembering Fallen Cyclist Blaine Klingbenberg One Year Later
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 was Bakersfield, California native Blaine “Beezy” Klingenberg, who was 29 years old.
June 23, 2017
Did the Police Close the Louis Smith Bike Fatality Case Solely Based on Driver Testimony?
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.
June 22, 2017
Driver Struck and Killed Cyclist Louis Smith, 56, in East Garfield
Last night motorist struck and killed 56-year-old Louis Smith as he bicycled in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
June 6, 2017
