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Today’s Headlines for Monday, June 30

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Fatality Tracker

Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus member Brendan Siddall, 26, near Waveland/DLSD in Lakeview

Pedestrian Fatalities

The tragic death of Maria Ochoa, 88, is more evidence that traffic calming and a road diet are badly needed to protect seniors and others on Archer

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Bike Fatalities

CPD: Driver distraction, speed played a role in death of Divvy rider Yader Castaneda, 18. Deadly vehicle design may have also been a factor.

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Allegedly drunk hit-and-run SUV driver struck and killed a man, 76 Tuesday night in Chicago Lawn

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Allegedly intoxicated driver struck and killed woman, 25, on the sidewalk Tuesday around 4:15 AM in North Lawndale

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Pickup driver who killed male pedestrian, 72, at Roosevelt/DLSD cited for failure to exercise due care

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Two special education workers were fatally struck in Chicago in past week: Camryn Green, 26, in Norwood Park and Jamie Cerney, 38, near Midway

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Hattie Mickell, 76, fatally struck by a trucker at Madison/Western was the 2nd female senior killed on foot in the area in about a week

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Hit-and-run SUV driver killed Ukrainian immigrant Halyna Hudzan, 66, near church her husband formerly led in West Town