Hit-and-Run Fatalities
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Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side
The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
May 7, 2020
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.
The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
April 27, 2020
Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham
Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.
March 21, 2020
Driver killed man, 61, biking on Lake Street, near site where cyclist was killed in September
The victim was the first Chicago bike fatality of 2020.
March 2, 2020
Hit-and-run driver killed USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, in Beverly
Flood was the 35th pedestrian fatality of 2019.
November 18, 2019
Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed 2 Pedestrians and a Cyclist in Chicago in the Past Week
One victim was the fourth person killed by a driver on a Chicago sidewalk this year. Another was the first on-street bike fatality of 2019.
September 3, 2019
CPD Has Reportedly Identified Person of Interest in Hit-and-Run Killing of Joseph Ruta
According to Ruta's girlfriend, the victim was conscious and provided a description of the vehicle before dying seven hours later.
August 8, 2019
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Joseph Ruta, 56, in Lakeview
Ruta was the 20th pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
August 5, 2019
Hit-and-Run SUV Driver Struck and Killed Dorata Cieslinska, 56, in Boystown
This was the second pedestrian fatality on the block in less than three years.
April 26, 2018
