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Driver Killed Edith Guevara, 58, Injured 2 Others in Portage Park
Last Friday in Portage Park, a driver struck another car, then hit two pedestrians on the sidewalk, killing 58-year-old Edith Guevara and injuring the driver of the second vehicle and the other pedestrian.
June 5, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Lee Kline, 28, in Gage Park
Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed 28-year-old Lee Kline and fled the scene early this morning in the Gage Park neighborhood.
May 30, 2017
Prosecutors: Driver Intentionally Rammed Teen to Death Against Tree After Fistfight
A female driver who rammed a teen to death against a tree with her SUV has been charged with first-degree murder.
May 17, 2017
Trucker Struck and Killed Man Walking on O’Hare Perimeter Road
A truck driver fatally struck a male pedestrian next to O’Hare International Airport last week, according to police.
May 16, 2017
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
