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Recent Chicago Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities
Man Fleeing Police Fatally Strikes 13-Month-Old Boy in Stroller
July 29, 2015
Police: Woman Intentionally Struck and Killed Boyfriend After a Dispute
Police are searching for a woman that they say used her vehicle as a deadly weapon after a domestic altercation in North Lawndale.
July 6, 2015
Speeding Driver Jumps Curb, Fatally Strikes Pedestrian in West Pullman
A 45-year-old male pedestrian is dead after a motorist lost control of his vehicle and drove onto the sidewalk.
June 18, 2015
Driver Who Fatally Struck Pedestrian in Grant Park Was Not Cited
A female motorist who struck and killed a 37-year old man in Grant Park has not been cited with any violations, according to Officer Janel Sedevic from News Affairs.
June 9, 2015
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian in West Englewood, Abandons the Car
Police are searching for the motorist who fatally struck a 48-year-old man in the West Englewood neighborhood, fled the scene, and then abandoned the car nearby.
June 4, 2015
No Explanation Yet for Why CTA Bus Driver Ran Stoplight, Killing a Pedestrian
The CTA says it doesn’t yet have a clear picture on why one of its bus drivers stopped at a red light on Michigan Avenue, then ran the light, fatally striking a 51-year-old woman.
June 4, 2015
Maria Gonzalez, 5, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver in Chicago Lawn
Chicago should have effective traffic enforcement and forgiving street design, so that if a small child runs across a residential street, she doesn’t pay for the mistake with her life. Sadly, that was not the case for Maria Gonzalez, a five-year-old girl who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver last Saturday afternoon in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
May 26, 2015
Man Dies After CTA Bus-Pedestrian Crash in Canaryville
A 62-year-old man has died after being fatally struck by a CTA bus driver in the Canaryville neighborhood.
May 20, 2015