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Van Driver Fatally Struck Wen Juan Wang, 45, Earlier This Month in Chinatown
A 45-year-old woman was struck and killed by a van driver on the block where she lived in Chinatown on Saturday, March 11.
March 29, 2017
Turning Pick-up Driver Fatally Struck Daniel Solis, 5, in McKinley Park
On Friday Daniel Solis, 5, died from injuries sustained when a pick-up truck driver struck him in McKinley Park last Wednesday. It was at least the fourth reported pedestrian fatality involving a turning driver within a roughly four-month period.
March 20, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Charged With Homicide for Death of 35-Year-Old Woman
A man who struck a woman in West Lawndale last Wednesday evening and fled the scene has been apprehended and charged with reckless homicide, according to police.
February 6, 2017
Driver Crashes Into Door of Bowmanville Carwash, Killing Woman Inside
On Saturday morning a motorist drove through the closed overhead door of a carwash in the Bowmanville neighborhood, killing mail carrier Passion Overstreet, 28, who was inside the facility.
January 30, 2017
Driver Who Failed to Yield Killed Senior in Avondale Crosswalk
A 31-year-old motorist who failed to yield while making a left turn from a side street onto a main street fatally struck a 64-year-old man in a crosswalk in the Avondale neighborhood, according to police.
January 28, 2017
Jezniah Smith, 34, Fatally Struck While Biking in Humboldt Park
Last night a car driver struck and killed a male bicyclist in the Humboldt Park neighborhood in what appears to be the first bike fatality case of 2017.
January 12, 2017
66-Year-Old Man Fatally Struck in the Garfield Ridge Neighborhood
A senior who was struck and killed by a driver in the Garfield Ridge community in what appears to be the second pedestrian fatality case of 2017.
January 10, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Woman Who Had Collapsed in Austin Crosswalk
The case of a 50-year-old woman who collapsed while crossing the street in Austin, and was fatally struck by a driver who fled the scene, appears to be the first pedestrian fatality of 2017.
January 4, 2017
Amazon Driver Who Killed Telesfora Escamilla, 84, Charged With Misdemeanors
The mother of six was fatally struck by a van driver who allegedly ran a stop sign and was driving without a license or insurance.
December 23, 2016
Trucker Fatally Strikes Man, 59, on Eight-Lane Stretch of Congress Parkway
A truck driver ran over and killed a 59-year-old man last week in the Loop, according to the police.
December 6, 2016