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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
Motorcyclist Fatally Struck Woman in Queen’s Landing Crosswalk
A motorcyclist has been charged with reckless homicide and aggravated reckless driving after he allegedly ran a red light on Lake Shore Drive, killing a woman who was walking in the crosswalk by Buckingham Fountain.
October 27, 2015
Driver Fatally Strikes Man on Expressway, Flees With Body on Windshield
An allegedly drunk driver struck and killed a man who was crossing a Chicago expressway on foot, and then drove off with the victim’s body lying on the windshield, according to prosecutors. Adrian Harris, 33, of the 5400 block of West Van Buren Street, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI causing death.
October 8, 2015
Bicyclist Died From Injuries Sustained in Crash at Dangerous Intersection
John Jones, 48, died last Thursday, about a week after he was struck on his bicycle at the dangerous intersection of 79th Street, Stony Island Avenue, and South Chicago Avenue.
September 29, 2015
Cyclist Who Died After Avondale Crash Was the First Bike Fatality in 4 Months
At last week’s Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Council meeting, Chicago Department of Transportation deputy commissioner Luann Hamilton discussed the fact that there were no fatal bike crashes in the city between May and August of this year. “It’s great, especially because we just got through the summer cycling season window, with more cyclists out than ever,” she said.
September 16, 2015