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Hit-and-run driver who killed Sarah Milcarek, 25, on Irving Park Road, arrested after causing multi-vehicle crash, fleeing another motorist, and striking tree
The collision took place seven blocks east of where a 47th Ward volunteer was fatally struck in 2022, when led to the Illinois Department of Transportation ceasing to obstruct pedestrian safety improvements in that location.
August 10, 2026
The death of e-scooter rider Alex Blacio, 16, on Western highlights the need for truck side guards, and an intuitive, citywide grid of low-stress routes
He was the third teen on an e-scooter killed in a crash with a driver in Chicago this year.
August 6, 2026
After a hit-and-run truck driver fatally struck Belesda Toledo, 47, in Little Village, residents hope to find her killer
August 5, 2026
Tragically, motorists have struck and killed at least three more pedestrians on Chicago streets in 2026
July 21, 2026
Driver who fatally struck Illeana Crisanto, 62, near Belmont/Kilbourn, cited for failure to yield
May 26, 2026
Hit-and-run drivers fatally struck two people, and critically injured two others, on Chicago streets last week
In one of the cases, a semi driver struck and critically injured a bike rider, 37, and left the scene, only a block away from from where another hit-and-run driver killed delivery cyclist Damian Gomez, 18, on April 5.
May 18, 2026
Tragically, drivers have struck and killed at least five more vulnerable road users on Chicago streets in recent weeks
The victims included the third teen killed on a bike or scooter this year on the South Side, and a senior who may have been intentionally run over.
May 5, 2026
