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Senior Fatally Struck on Near North Side by Truck Driver Who Failed to Yield
Charges are pending against a truck driver who fatally struck a 74-year-old woman on Tuesday near Division and LaSalle streets.
January 14, 2016
Slow Roll Chicago Mourns the Loss of Member Marian Hayes to a Traffic Crash
Slow Roll Chicago member Marian Hayes, an artist, educator, gallery curator, poet, and jazz DJ, died last Sunday, two days after being struck by a driver while walking in the Ashburn neighborhood.
January 12, 2016
Driver Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in Auburn Gresham and Flees the Scene
Police are searching for the motorist who struck and killed Linnes Walker, 55, in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood last week. In the early evening of December 28, Walker, of the 7500 block of South May, walked to nearby Colony Food & Liquors, 7555 South Racine, which he usually visited twice a day, ABC reported. When the store didn’t have the item Walker was looking for, he headed down the street to another shop, according to Colony’s manager.
January 8, 2016
Allegedly Drunk Driver Kills Pregnant Woman in Lawndale, Flees the Scene
A hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pregnant woman has been charged with a felony count of aggravated DUI and a felony count of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
December 29, 2015
Allegedly Intoxicated Driver Fatally Strikes Woman in Back of the Yards
A 49-year-old woman was struck and killed by an allegedly intoxicated driver in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early this morning.
December 18, 2015
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Senior in Jefferson Park
An elderly man died from his injuries early Sunday morning after being struck in the Jefferson Park community two days earlier by a driver who fled the scene.
December 8, 2015
Driver Fatally Strikes Bicyclist, Injures Pedestrian in North Lawndale
A driver struck and killed a man on a bicycle and injured a pedestrian Sunday night in the North Lawndale neighborhood, according to the Chicago Police.
December 7, 2015
Tour Bus Driver Fatally Struck Professor Who Was Walking to an Art Exhibit
Hiromi Hosono, 42, an agriculture professor from Japan, was killed earlier this month by the driver of a trolley-themed tour bus who failed to yield while making a right turn.
November 30, 2015
Driver Fatally Struck 60-Year-Old Man Who Was Biking in West Humboldt Park
A driver fatally struck a Portage Park man who was riding a bike in West Humboldt Park Monday morning.
October 27, 2015
Man Dies Nine Days After Being Struck on a Bike in South Shore
South Shore resident Jonathan Phillips, 47, died nine days after being struck by a driver while bicycling near his home.
October 27, 2015