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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
Fatality Tracker: Drunk Driver Kills 1 Ped and Injures 2 in Cragin
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February 19, 2013
Fatality Tracker: Chicago Pedestrian, Bike and Transit Deaths in January
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January 29, 2013