Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pedestrian Fatalities

The intersection of 111th and Pulaski. Image: Google Maps

SUV driver fatally struck pedestrian John M. Roche Jr., 21, in Mount Greenwood

By John Greenfield | Jul 13, 2020 | No Comments

Roche was the 13 pedestrian fatally struck in Chicago this year.

Juan Cabral, 55, was one of 6 Chicago vulnerable road users fatally struck in May

By John Greenfield | Jun 8, 2020 | No Comments

Cabral was fatally injured after two drivers collided at 47th and Ashland in Back of the Yards.

The intersection of Taylor and Ruble, where a driver fatally struck cyclist Andrew Peterson last week. Image: Google Maps

Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week

By John Greenfield | May 26, 2020 | No Comments

Tragically, the need to create safe space for pedestrians and cyclists, and prevent a dangerous post-COVID spike in driving by enabling safe, socially-distanced walking, transit, and biking, was laid bare this past week.

The 2400 block of West Congress, looking east. Image: Google Maps

Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side

By John Greenfield | May 7, 2020 | No Comments

The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.

Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.

By John Greenfield | Apr 27, 2020 | No Comments

The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.

A surveillance image of the suspect's car. Image: CPD

Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham

By John Greenfield | Mar 21, 2020 | No Comments

Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.

Lindsey Lagestee with a fan. Photo via GoFundMe

Elderly driver killed country singer Lindsey Lagestee, 25, in Mount Greenwood

By John Greenfield | Feb 24, 2020 | No Comments

Lagestee, who sang for the band Dixie Crush, was on her way to a Valentine's Day performance when the driver killed her.

Still from surveillance camera footage just before the impact.

Christopher T. Davis, 19, killed after Metra/car collision at crash-prone intersection

By John Greenfield | Feb 18, 2020 | No Comments

There were four train-motor vehicle crashes at the 87th/Pulaski Metra crossing over the past eight years, including a 2015 collision that killed two motorists.

On June 30 of last year, 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. Image: CBS Chicago

Chicago saw a 20% drop in traffic deaths in 2019, but little decrease in ped fatalities

By John Greenfield | Feb 13, 2020 | No Comments

So far three pedestrians have been killed on Chicago streets in 2020.

The intersection of McFetridge and Lake Shore Drive, where signs prohibit pedestrian and bike access. Image: Google Maps

Mohamed Salah Ali, 29, killed at Museum Campus intersection where ped access is banned

By John Greenfield | Feb 4, 2020 | No Comments

The victim was the second pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.

Trayvion West, left. Image: South Shore Drill Team

Turning driver fatally struck Trayvion West, 13, in South Chicago crosswalk

By John Greenfield | Nov 25, 2019 | No Comments

West was killed about two weeks after another driver critically injured a five-year-old boy in an Avondale crosswalk.

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