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Hit-and-Run Van Driver Kills Senior in Englewood
Englewood resident Jeffrey Bond, 65, struck by a motorist who fled the scene, was the last reported Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2013. Bond stepped off the curb midblock at 1019 West 59th when the driver of an eastbound maroon or brown van hit him around 4:40 p.m. Thursday, according to Officer Steve Sesso from Police News Affairs. The victim lived around the corner from the crash site on the 5800 block of South Carpenter.
January 2, 2014
Elderly Pedestrian Killed in Lakeview Crash
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December 16, 2013
Drunk Driver Kills Former Marine on Bike in Douglas Park
Robert Vais, 54, an administrator at Stroger Hospital, is charged with a felony aggravated DUI and two misdemeanor DUI charges after he fatally struck cyclist Hector Avalos, 28, with his van Friday night. Avalos, from the 1800 block of West Cermak, was biking back to the Southwest Side after leaving his job as a cook at a Mexican restaurant in River North when Vais, a Riverside resident, struck him with his van on the 2500 block of West Ogden at about 11:50 p.m., police said.
December 9, 2013
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Pedestrians in Englewood and Bridgeport on Friday
Last week two different people lost their lives to hit-and-run drivers, in two different South Side neighborhoods, on the same day. Both of the drivers are still at large.
June 18, 2013
Driver Kills Cyclist on Clybourn, Where IDOT Is Blocking Protected Bike Lanes
Police are questioning the driver of a Mercedes who was involved in a head-on collision with an Inifiti and then fatally struck cyclist Robert "Bobby" Cann, 26, from behind. The crash took place while the Mercedes driver and Cann were traveling southeast on Clybourn Avenue near Larrabee Street in Old Town. The driver, who stayed on the scene, is in policy custody but any charges have yet to be filed, pending an investigation, according to Police News Affairs. Police have not released the driver's name, but DNAinfo reports that he is 28 years old.
May 30, 2013
Driver Strikes, Kills Cyclist From Behind on Speedway Between Cemeteries
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May 21, 2013
Truck Driver Kills 24-Year-Old Woman Crossing Kennedy Exit
The driver of a vegetable oil tanker ran over and killed Catherine Cong Ye, 24, as she crossed a Kennedy Expressway off-ramp along Randolph Street while walking toward the Loop yesterday morning at around 8:30 a.m, reports ABC7. The driver was turning right onto westbound Randolph Street when the ladder on the right side of the tanker struck Cong Ye and she was then run over. She died on the scene about 15 minutes later. The driver was cited for "failure to exercise for due care for a pedestrian in a roadway," but it appears that no criminal charges were filed.
April 23, 2013