Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pedestrian Fatalities

The crash site. Image: Google Street View

Driver Fatally Struck Janice M. Gilmore, 67, While She Was Waiting at a Bus Shelter

By John Greenfield | Apr 11, 2018 | 5 Comments

On Monday evening a speeding SUV driver struck and killed Janice M. Gilmore, 67, while she was waiting for a CTA bus at a shelter and injured five other people in South Deering. At about 6:25 p.m., a male motorist in a BMW SUV was driving north on Stony Island Avenue towards 95th Street at […]

The 5900 block of North Jersey. Image: Google Street View

Driver Charged With DUI After Fatally Striking Brenda L. Schrader, 55

By John Greenfield | Apr 10, 2018 | 1 Comment

Schrader was the 7th pedestrian fatality of 2018.

Dolores Sobczak and her mother Johanna Kazak.

Driver Killed Dolores Sobczak, 76, and Injured Her Mother in Avondale Parking Lot

By John Greenfield | Apr 7, 2018

An 89-year-old man fatally struck Dolores Sobczak, 76, and seriously injured her mother Johanna Kazak, 96, in an Avondale parking lot Tuesday afternoon. According to police, at about 3:05 p.m. the women had left a restaurant in the shopping plaza on the 2900 block of West Addison, which also includes a Target store, and were […]

The North/Keeler intersection. Image: Google Street View

Driver Fatally Struck Teodola Rivera, 66, in Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Mar 26, 2018 | 2 Comments

The victim was the 5th Chicago pedestrian fatality case of 2018.

The crash site at 79th and Lafayette. Image: Google Street View

CTA Bus Driver Killed Tasha Nicole Wilson, 37, in Grand Crossing in Early March

By John Greenfield | Mar 23, 2018 | 2 Comments

The case was the fourth fatal pedestrian crash of 2018.

The 3100 block of West Grand. Image: Google Street View

Carl Bibbs, 61, Died After a Driver Struck Him Last Month in Humboldt Park

By John Greenfield | Feb 23, 2018 | 1 Comment

Bibbs was the third Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2018.

A ghost bike ceremony honoring Jezniah Smith, who was fatally struck at Division and Humboldt in January 2017. Photo: Steven Vance

Chicago Traffic Deaths Rose Sharply in 2017

By John Greenfield | Feb 14, 2018

In particular, the number of people in cars who died in Chicago crashes spiked dramatically, from 63 in 2016 to 80 in 2017 -- a 27 percent increase.

The intersection of 74th and Loomis. Image: Google Street View

Driver Fatally Struck Johnnie L. Osborne, 62, in West Englewood Last Month

By John Greenfield | Dec 6, 2017

Osborne was the 42nd pedestrian fatality of 2017.

The 3500 block of West Armitage, looking east. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Efrain Rivera, 68, in Logan Square

By John Greenfield | Nov 20, 2017

Rivera was the 41st pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.

78th and Cottage Grove. Image: Google Street View

Brenda April Mares, 22, Was Fatally Struck in Chatham

By John Greenfield | Nov 6, 2017

Blue Island resident Brenda April Mares, 22, was fatally struck in Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood last Wednesday. According to police, the driver of a Toyota Corolla ran over Mares at 78th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue at about 11 p.m. The motorist told responding officers that the victim had been lying in the street when he […]

The 8300 block of South Stony Island Avenue. Image: Google Street View

Hit-and-Run Driver Killed Male Pedestrian, 40, in Avalon Park

By John Greenfield | Nov 1, 2017 | 3 Comments

The man was the 34th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2017.

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