Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about hit-and-run

Truck That Hit-and-Run Dustin Valenta Shows Up on Security Footage

By John Greenfield | Feb 21, 2013 | No Comments

Amazingly, Dustin Valenta, doored then run over by a driver who fled the scene on February 8, resulting in a cracked skull and vertebrae, broken shoulder blades and pelvis, 23 fractured ribs and a punctured lung, is giving interviews and even walking a bit. Valenta, 27, a delivery biker with Cut Cats Courier, yoga teacher […]

Cyclist Doored, Then Struck; Hit-and-Run Driver Still at Large

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2013 | 9 Comments

The horrific crash that bicyclist Dustin Valenta, 27, miraculously survived was a perfect storm of factors that are all too common when Chicago cyclists are injured or killed. Not only was Valenta knocked off his bike into traffic when a driver opened her door, he was struck by a second motorist who then fled the […]