Fatality Tracker
Driver of pickup with high front end fatally struck Xyaire Askew, 4, Sunday evening in Avalon Park
The driver said he didn't see the boy before running him over, possibly due in part to the design of his vehicle.
June 5, 2024
Hit-and-run box truck driver fatally struck Karl Hall, 44, as he crossed Halsted in University Village
May 20, 2024
Tragically, the Chicago Ride of Silence included 3 locations where 2 people were injured or killed on bikes
But while the event raised awareness of the urgent need to make streets safer for all users, it also was an example of what's beautiful about riding bikes.
May 16, 2024
Hit-and-run driver fatally struck CPS teacher Charles “Charlie” Mills, 56, on Pulaski, which is plagued with traffic violence
Mills was the fifth vulnerable road user killed on Pulaski in Chicago in the last nine months.
April 2, 2024
CPD: SUV driver struck and killed man “sitting in street” across from Marquette Park green space.
The victim was at least the fifth person on foot killed on a Chicago street this year.
March 7, 2024
Driver fatally struck man, 52, crossing King at 47th, next to Harold Washington Cultural Center
February 25, 2024
Hit-and-run pickup driver struck and killed Jiekun Xu, 68, on Pulaski Road where traffic deaths are common
Jiekun Xu was the fourth pedestrian or bike rider fatally struck on Chicago's Pulaski Road in less than a year.
February 10, 2024
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed Hoyle David Marshall III, 35, as he crossed 95th in Washington Heights
January 29, 2024
Hit-and-run driver killed Vesmo Bernard Hanks, Jr., 25, who was reportedly fleeing a police stop on foot in Austin
Altogether, drivers fatally struck 30 pedestrians on Chicago streets in 2023.
January 16, 2024
Driver struck and killed Samantha Marie Hutcherson, 25, on December 28 in Washington Heights
Hutcherson was the 29th person struck and killed while walking on Chicago streets in 2023.
January 12, 2024
