BMW driver fatally struck Gerardo Marciales, 41, as he crossed DLSD on a Divvy bike
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Police say the motorist "instead of turning left according to the traffic signal, continued north," but he wasn't cited.
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Driver killed retired CPD officer Richard Haljean, 57, on speed-plagued stretch of Touhy
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At a community meeting in 2016, many residents had expressed support for adding speed cameras on Touhy in the area.
Police seek Jeep driver who killed pedestrian at Belmont/Menard on NYE
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The person may have been the last person fatally struck in 2021 while walking on Chicago Streets, and was at least the 25th pedestrian fatality of the year.
Connie Ratzel, 81, who recently ran a marathon, fatally struck on 4-lane road in Morgan Park
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Ratzel's husband charitably absolved the driver of blame. However, it's not clear whether the street layout and the driver's speed played a role in the collision.
Woman fatally struck while waiting for bus by driver who ran red, hit another car
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The victim was the 23rd pedestrian killed by a driver on Chicago streets this year.
Jose Velásquez, 16, is the latest bike rider killed by a turning trucker who failed to yield
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Yet another young life has tragically been cut short in Chicago by a truck driver who made a right turn without yielding to a person biking.
Speeding driver killed Kaidon Bell, 14, critically injured girl, 12, in North Lawndale
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Studies show that, had the driver been going the posted speed limit of 30 mph, Bell almost certainly would have survived.
For the second time in four days, driver strikes another car, then kills a pedestrian
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The crash happened at 79th/Stony Island/South Chicago, a six-way intersection that has been rated one of the most dangerous junctions in the city.
Drivers killed 2 female pedestrians in West Ridge, man on bike in Back of the Yards
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Drivers have fatally struck 20 pedestrians and 9 bicyclists on Chicago streets this year.
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
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Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
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Although police described the victim as a pedestrian, a local resident told Streetsblog the senior was actually bicycling west from the underpass into the road when he was struck.