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Hit-and-run driver dragged and killed man, 63, injured male wheelchair user, 56, in Brainerd
The victim appears to be the 31st and final Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2022.
January 1, 2023
Driver who fatally struck Juana Tapia Lopez, 56, on November 20 in Little Village is still at large
Lopez died from her injuries on December 8. She was one of at least 29 pedestrian killed on Chicago streets in 2022.
December 20, 2022
Monica M. Eason, 42, is second person fatally struck on 3-block stretch of Pulaski in 4 months
Eason was the 27th person fatally struck on foot on Chicago streets in 2022.
November 22, 2022
Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Eric Ray, 59, in Chatham
Ray was the 23rd pedestrian killed on Chicago streets so far this year.
September 13, 2022
Hit-and-run driver killed Pablo Rodriguez, 55, on bike in East Side community
With the hit-and-run killing of Pablo Rodriguez, 55, struck on his bike in the East Side community, Chicago has lost six cyclists to traffic violence this year.
August 12, 2022
Lawrence Ware, 52, killed in West Garfield, is 2nd Chicago hit-and-run ped fatality in 3 days
The victim was the 20th person killed while walking on Chicago streets this year.
August 3, 2022
Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Octavio Bahena Urquiza, 38, in Hermosa
Urquiza was the 19th pedestrian killed on Chicago Streets this year
August 3, 2022
Ja’lon James, 11, struck in N. Lawndale is 3rd Chicago child killed in 2 weeks
An 11-year-old boy was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver this morning near North Lawndale College Prep school.
June 16, 2022
An SUV driver killed Martha Velazquez on Columbus in Ashburn. A road diet is planned.
A four-to-three conversion road diet was already planned on this stretch prior to the tragic crash.
May 31, 2022
After recent deaths, Edison Park residents push for safety upgrades on Touhy, NW Highway
Last month the Edison Park community council launched a petition for safety upgrades to Northwest Highway, and the January death of Richard Haljean has renewed calls for traffic cameras on Touhy.
February 3, 2022
