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With a suspect charged, hit-and-run victim Sophie Allen may finally get justice
There's reason to be hopeful that the motorist who recklessly took her life at Addison and Fremont streets and selfishly fled without rendering aid will be prevented from causing further heartbreak.
December 13, 2021
Speeding driver killed Kaidon Bell, 14, critically injured girl, 12, in North Lawndale
Studies show that, had the driver been going the posted speed limit of 30 mph, Bell almost certainly would have survived.
November 30, 2021
For the second time in four days, driver strikes another car, then kills a pedestrian
The crash happened at 79th/Stony Island/South Chicago, a six-way intersection that has been rated one of the most dangerous junctions in the city.
November 16, 2021
Drivers killed 2 female pedestrians in West Ridge, man on bike in Back of the Yards
Drivers have fatally struck 20 pedestrians and 9 bicyclists on Chicago streets this year.
November 15, 2021
Driver fatally struck Mary Johnson, 82, in North Lawndale and left the scene
Johnson was the 18th person killed on foot on Chicago streets this year.
October 18, 2021
CTA bus driver fatally struck William Hiebel, 85, next to LFT’s Buena underpass
Although police described the victim as a pedestrian, a local resident told Streetsblog the senior was actually bicycling west from the underpass into the road when he was struck.
October 11, 2021
2nd person in 2 months is killed on stretch of Milwaukee where road diet was blocked
If speed was a factor in these crashes, having fewer travel lanes would have encouraged the drivers to obey the speed limit, and perhaps these tragedies could have been averted.
September 27, 2021
Man, 74, struck by motorcyclist was 2nd pedestrian killed in Humboldt within 2 days
It's unclear why a car driver who failed to yield to the motorcyclist, contributing to the crash, wasn't ticketed.
September 21, 2021
Why haven’t police arrested the driver who killed Linda Mensch?
Despite testimony at least three witnesses, police camera footage, a license plate number, and the name of the vehicle owner, no one is in custody.
September 7, 2021
The Sophie Allen case highlights the weaknesses in our response to traffic crashes
The case is a reminder that we need better systems in place to help hit-and-run victims and their loved ones, and we need to build a more empathetic driving culture.
August 27, 2021
