Police: Trucker ran stop sign at Dickens/Pulaski, killing DeMarco Quinn Edwards, 32
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The victim was the 34th pedestrian fatality on Chicago streets this year.
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Adolf Urbanowicz, 94, and Felix Martinez, 45, died last week after drivers struck them
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Drivers have fatally struck 35 pedestrians this year in Chicago.
Trucker who killed expectant mother Elizabeth Boshardy, 29, got a single failure-to-yield ticket
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Meanwhile the driver who killed Ismael Montez Maldonado, 43, the day before is still at large.
Drivers killed two pedestrians within 2 days on highway-like streets in River North
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Drivers have killed 32 pedestrians on Chicago streets this year.
CPD Has Reportedly Identified Person of Interest in Hit-and-Run Killing of Joseph Ruta
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According to Ruta's girlfriend, the victim was conscious and provided a description of the vehicle before dying seven hours later.
Hit-and-Run Driver Fatally Struck Mark Dandridge, 54, in Burnside
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Dandridge was the 21st pedestrian fatality of 2019.
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Joseph Ruta, 56, in Lakeview
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Ruta was the 20th pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
SUV Driver Fatally Struck Man, 62, in the Ashburn Neighborhood
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The victim was the 19th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2019.
Car Driver, Dirt Bike Rider Fatally Struck Pedestrians in Chicago Lawn, Humboldt Park
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18 pedestrians have been fatally struck on Chicago Streets so far this year.
Driver Fleeing Police Kills Michael Jordan, 27, Sitting in Bus Shelter in Jeffery Manor
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On Sunday, June 30, a police chase in Jeffery Manor ended with the death of Michael Jordan, 27, who was sitting in a CTA bus shelter when the fleeing driver struck him. At about 11:40 a.m. that morning, a man told police that his white Jeep had been stolen and was near 101st Street and […]
Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Pedestrian Louis Jerry Ward, 74, in Chatham Last March
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The Chicago Police Department initially classified the case as a bicycle fatality, but officials now say there have been no Chicago bike death so far in 2019.