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Hit-and-run driver struck and killed Walter Williams Jr., 72, in North Lawndale
Williams was the third Chicago cyclist to die in a crash in the last month.
July 13, 2020
SUV driver fatally struck pedestrian John M. Roche Jr., 21, in Mount Greenwood
Roche was the 13 pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.
July 13, 2020
Issac Martinez, 13, killed in Ashburn, is 2nd cyclist critically or fatally injured in a week
Martinez was the 3rd cyclist fatally struck in Chicago this year.
June 29, 2020
Juan Cabral, 55, was one of 6 Chicago vulnerable road users fatally struck in May
Cabral was fatally injured after two drivers collided at 47th and Ashland in Back of the Yards.
June 8, 2020
Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week
Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.
May 26, 2020
Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side
The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
May 7, 2020
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.
The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
April 27, 2020
Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham
Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.
March 21, 2020
Driver killed man, 61, biking on Lake Street, near site where cyclist was killed in September
The victim was the first Chicago bike fatality of 2020.
March 2, 2020
Elderly driver killed country singer Lindsey Lagestee, 25, in Mount Greenwood
Lagestee, who sang for the band Dixie Crush, was on her way to a Valentine's Day performance when the driver killed her.
February 24, 2020
