Bike Fatalities

Update 3/6/18 11:30 AM: According to Police News Affairs, Motorist Kiara Black, 22, of Country Club Hills, has been charged with one felony count of failure to report a crash resulting in a death. Black appeared in Central Bond Court on Saturday, March 3.

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. 

Walton was the seventh and final on-street bike fatality of 2017.

The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.

The victim, whose name has not yet been provided, was the fifth bike fatality of 2017.

Schalk's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and Aldi, his employer

Schalk was the fourth cyclist fatally struck on Chicago streets this year.

Washington was the third person to die while biking on Chicago streets this year.

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.