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Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck man, 42, in crosswalk in Washington Heights
And Streetsblog Chicago is modifying our Fatality Tracker series to include fatal electric motorcycle ("e-moto") crashes.
October 7, 2026
Tragically, drivers have fatally struck at least two more people on foot this year on Chicago streets
One case was the third pedestrian death on Ashland Avenue in Chicago this year, and the second in Auburn Gresham. The other incident was the fourth pedestrian fatality on Pulaski Road in our city in 2026, and the second one in West Lawn.
September 14, 2026
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
