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It shouldn’t take high-profile traffic deaths to make IDOT stop blocking safety infrastructure
Yesterday IDOT reached an agreement with CDOT that essentially means the state will stop vetoing proposals for safety improvements at the intersections of state- and city-controlled roadways.
January 18, 2023
Judge William Hooks, who gave Bobby Cann’s killer only 10 days in jail, is up for reelection
I wrote at the time of the sentence, "Hopefully voters will remember this case [about] six years from now in 2022, when William H. Hooks will again be up for reelection." That time is now.
October 13, 2022
Thanks to a Streetsblog Reader, Fallen Cyclist Bobby Cann’s Memorial Sign Is Back in Place
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.
March 15, 2019
Did the Driver Who Killed Bobby Cann Lie About Trying to Save His Life?
[The Chicago Reader publishes a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. We syndicate a portion of the column on Streetsblog after it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in print.]
February 27, 2017
Court Transcript, Crash Videos Show Why Bobby Cann Sentence Was Unjust
In an effort to understand what might have motivated the judge's ruling, last week I viewed security-camera footage of the crash and analyzed the transcript of the January 26 sentencing hearing.
February 9, 2017
ATA Blasts “Outrageously Weak” Cann Sentence, Launches Petition Drive
You can sign the letter to make it clear that there should never be a such miscarriage of justice after a DUI crash death in our city again.
January 31, 2017
Cann Family Lawyer Discusses Light Sentence for Driver, Wrongful Death Case
“What troubled me a lot was that there was supposedly this enormous remorse, which didn’t seem to be backed up by what was argued by San Hamel.” -- Cann family attorney Todd Smith
January 30, 2017
10 Days for Bobby Cann’s Killer, a Repeat Drunk Driver, Is an Insult
This ruling proves once again the old adage that if you want to kill someone with few consequences, make sure they’re riding a bike.
January 27, 2017
The Driver Who Killed Cyclist Bobby Cann May Plead Guilty Next Month
A guilty plea would bring a resolution to the case, which has been dragging on for years, but the defense has indicated that they won't accept jail time.
December 22, 2016
Judge in Bobby Cann Case Rules Search Warrant for DUI Blood Draw Was Valid
It’s been more than three years since an allegedly drunk, speeding driver took the life of Groupon employee Bobby Cann. The criminal case against driver Ryne San Hamel has been progressing slowly as the defense tries every possible strategy to have charges dropped and evidence ruled inadmissible, but there was a positive developments at yesterday’s court hearing.
September 22, 2016