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Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck man, 42, in crosswalk in Washington Heights
And Streetsblog Chicago is modifying our Fatality Tracker series to include fatal electric motorcycle ("e-moto") crashes.
October 7, 2026
Driver ran red and killed e-moto rider Juan Martin Marquez, at the same intersection where pedestrian Maria Ochoa was fatally struck last year
September 17, 2026
Hit-and-run driver who killed Sarah Milcarek, 25, on Irving Park Road, arrested after causing multi-vehicle crash, fleeing another motorist, and striking tree
The collision took place seven blocks east of where a 47th Ward volunteer was fatally struck in 2022, when led to the Illinois Department of Transportation ceasing to obstruct pedestrian safety improvements in that location.
August 10, 2026
The death of e-scooter rider Alex Blacio, 16, on Western highlights the need for truck side guards, and an intuitive, citywide grid of low-stress routes
He was the third teen on an e-scooter killed in a crash with a driver in Chicago this year.
August 6, 2026
After a hit-and-run truck driver fatally struck Belesda Toledo, 47, in Little Village, residents hope to find her killer
August 5, 2026
Tragically, motorists have struck and killed at least three more pedestrians on Chicago streets in 2026
July 21, 2026
A year after a hit-and-run driver killed Marcela Herrera in Pilsen, three blocks of Ashland will get safety improvements
July 14, 2026
