Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Fatality Tracker

The damaged bus shelter at 79th and King. Image: ABC Chicago

Man fatally struck at Chatham bus stop is 2nd pedestrian killed at 79th/King in 2 months

By John Greenfield | Oct 26, 2022 | No Comments

The victim was the 26th person killed on foot in Chicago this year, and the third bus stop fatality in 2022.

After hitting Martinez Ortiz, the driver struck a parked car and a neighbor's fence. Image: ABC Chicago

Allegedly drunk driver fatally struck Luis Martinez Ortiz, 54, early Saturday in Gage Park

By John Greenfield | Oct 25, 2022 | No Comments

Martinez Ortiz was the 24th person killed on foot in Chicago this year.

79th and King, looking west. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Eric Ray, 59, in Chatham

By John Greenfield | Sep 13, 2022 | No Comments

Ray was the 23rd pedestrian killed on Chicago streets so far this year.

During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Whether or it turns out that this tragedy was related to drag racing, clearly there should have serious consequences for the killer, but so far he has merely received traffic tickets.

GoFundMe launched for family of Fengan Yan, 55, killed on bike in Armour Square

By John Greenfield | Aug 30, 2022 | No Comments

Sadly, it's very common for reckless and negligent Chicago drivers to take the lives of vulnerable road users, and only be punished with traffic citations.

Chicago’s car-centric streets take the life of another child, Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash

By John Greenfield | Aug 13, 2022 | No Comments

Some have argued this death was simply the result of a young boy wandering into the road. But driver behavior and street design may have contributed to sealing the boy's fate.

Looking north on Avenue L towards the viaducts where the van driver struck Rodriguez. This stretch is marked with "sharrows." Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community

By John Greenfield | Aug 12, 2022 | No Comments

With the hit-and-run killing of Pablo Rodriguez, 55, struck on his bike in the East Side community, Chicago has lost six cyclists to traffic violence this year.

The aftermath of the crash. Image: CBS Chicago

Angela Short, 14, was 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2022 | No Comments

Update 8/18/22: The victim has been identified as Angela Short. According to an ABC Chicago report, at a memorial on Saturday, Angela’s aunt Kenya Parker described her as “the sweetest little girl you would ever want to know. Really laid-back, reserved, quiet, loved her family.” Angela was standing at the bus stop with her mother Kennetta […]

5th/Pulaski, looking south. Image: Google Maps

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