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Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week
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.
May 26, 2020
Chicago Ride of Silence honored fallen riders with an online memorial ceremony
The event remembered the five people killed while biking in Chicago in the past year.
May 22, 2020
Driver killed man, 61, biking on Lake Street, near site where cyclist was killed in September
The victim was the first Chicago bike fatality of 2020.
March 2, 2020
Driver who killed cyclist Lee Luellen charged, CDP retracts victim-blaming statement
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.
November 19, 2019
Why the victim-blaming responses to fallen cyclist Carla Aiello’s death are wrong
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.
November 12, 2019
“Human protected bike lane” tonight will honor Carla Aiello, 37, killed by turning trucker
The victim was a least the 5th female or GNC individual on a bike in Chicago killed by a turning trucker since summer 2006.
November 6, 2019
Loved ones honored Douglas DeMott with ghost bike ceremony in Tinley Park
DeMott was struck from behind last January by a 93-year-old driver while he was biking home from work on Harlem Avenue.
October 28, 2019
Ghost bike ceremony will honor fallen cyclist Douglas Demott 10/27 in Tinley Park
A 93-year-old driver fatally struck DeMott as he cycled home from work in the southwest suburb last January.
October 17, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 Pedestrians and a Cyclist in Chicago in the Past Week
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.
September 3, 2019
Courier German Catalan-Cortez Killed in Blue Line Incident, 3 Cyclists Injured Last Week
Catalan Cortez was the second cyclist killed after falling onto 'L' tracks in the last two years.
July 23, 2019
