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Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Cyclist Angelo Resto, 46, in Humboldt Park
The victim was the sixth on-street bike fatality in Chicago this year.
December 15, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Efrain Rivera, 68, in Logan Square
Rivera was the 41st pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.
November 20, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Steven T. Brown, 52, in Back of the Yards
Brown was the 33rd Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.
October 3, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Darris Washington, 57, After Shooting
Washington was the 32nd pedestrian fatality of 2017.
September 25, 2017
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Dominique Willbourn, 39, in Chatham
Police have released photos of a vehicle and a suspect from the hit-and-run crash.
August 15, 2017
Driver Who Injured Woman Outside Garfield Park Conservatory Still Hasn’t Been Found
The Chicago Police Department says they’ve been unable to locate a motorist who struck and injured a 62-year-old woman outside the Garfield Park Conservatory in March, and then fled the scene.
May 8, 2017
Jessie Rosales, 45, Fatally Struck in Lawndale Alley by Hit-and-Run Driver
45-year-old Jessie Rosales was struck and killed in the North Lawndale neighborhood by a motorist who fled the scene last Friday, according to police.
August 29, 2016
Cyclist Francisco Cruz Remembered as a Good Samaritan, Driver Still at Large
Family and friends are remembering Francisco “Frank” Cruz, fatally struck on his bike by a hit-and-run van driver in West Garfield Park Wednesday night, as someone who went out of his way to help others. Meanwhile, police have yet to apprehend the motorist, despite the fact that the van bore the name and phone number of a local realty company.
August 19, 2016
Chicago Needs More Street Redesigns to Reduce Pedestrian and Bike Deaths
Last week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a report showing that all traffic fatalities increased significantly on U.S. roads from 2014 to 2015, by 7.7 percent to reach 35,200, the worst death toll since the 2008 economic crash. Streetsblog USA's Angie Schmitt pointed out that, while Americans drove 3.5 percent more during this period, that's "not enough to explain the rising death toll." U.S. pedestrian and bike fatalities rose even more during that period, by 10 and 15 percent, respectively.
July 8, 2016
Police Searching for Driver Who Killed Senior in Chicago Lawn 2 Months Ago
The Chicago Police Department hasn’t yet apprehended the driver who fatally struck a 73-year-old woman in January and fled the scene.
March 16, 2016