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For the second time in four days, driver strikes another car, then kills a pedestrian
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.
November 16, 2021
Drivers killed 2 female pedestrians in West Ridge, man on bike in Back of the Yards
Drivers have fatally struck 20 pedestrians and 9 bicyclists on Chicago streets this year.
November 15, 2021
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
October 18, 2021
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
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.
October 11, 2021
Prisca Reynoso-Benitez, 64, is 2nd person killed at same location on Devon in 9 years
The pedestrian fatality epidemic along Devon in Little India should be addressed with more stop signs, stoplights, and speed cameras.
October 10, 2021
Driver runs red, killing woman, 52, waiting for the bus in Auburn Gresham, flees
The victim, who residents said was waiting for a ride to work, was the 16th on-street Chicago pedestrian fatality this year.
September 29, 2021
2nd person in 2 months is killed on stretch of Milwaukee where road diet was blocked
If speed was a factor in these crashes, having fewer travel lanes would have encouraged the drivers to obey the speed limit, and perhaps these tragedies could have been averted.
September 27, 2021
Man, 74, struck by motorcyclist was 2nd pedestrian killed in Humboldt within 2 days
It's unclear why a car driver who failed to yield to the motorcyclist, contributing to the crash, wasn't ticketed.
September 21, 2021
Hit-and-run driver strikes another car in Humboldt, killing Delia Renee Smith crossing street
The victim was the 13th person killed while walking on Chicago streets this year.
September 17, 2021
Driver killed cyclist Jason Hardt, 48, on road where protected bike lanes were removed
When safe bike infrastructure is downgraded or delayed, it can have deadly consequences.
September 15, 2021