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Hit-and-run driver killed cancer survivor Sophie Elizabeth Allen, 27, near Wrigley Field
Sadly, Allen won't have the opportunity to enjoy the rest of the life she fought so hard for, due to the recklessness and cowardice of a driver who didn't even have the decency to take responsibility for his actions.
August 17, 2021
5+ years after senior was killed at Surf/Broadway, CDOT is finally installing a crosswalk
Surely we shouldn't have to wait that long after a senior is killed for the city to fix an intersection. And it would be far better to make safety upgrades to pedestrian crossings before tragedy strikes.
August 7, 2021
Drivers killed 2 people walking in the Loop and Avalon Park Memorial Day Weekend
Motorists struck and killed a 55-year-old woman on Friday evening in the Loop, as well as a 72-year-old man on Saturday afternoon in Avalon Park.
June 1, 2021
Hit-and-run minivan driver struck and killed Kenneth Harvey Burender, 32, in Ashburn
The victim was the seventh pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
April 7, 2021
Hit-and-run driver in custody after killing male pedestrian on South Side
The victim was the sixth pedestrian killed in Chicago this year.
March 26, 2021
Reckless, unlicensed driver cut short the life of Kawantis Robinson, 5, in Englewood
Kwantis's death was a particularly tragic example of the senseless destruction regularly inflicted by Chicago's car-centric transportation system.
March 22, 2021
Driver fatally struck pedestrian Refaat Shafikmeshreki, 71, in Douglas
Shafikmeshreki was the fourth person walking on Chicago streets killed this year.
March 6, 2021
Driver, possibly fleeing traffic stop, fatally struck Lakisel Thomas, 43, in Englewood
Thomas was the third pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
February 24, 2021
Linda Washington, 50, killed while walking at 79th/Lafayette, a deadly intersection
There are several factors that may explain why there have been so many pedestrian deaths at this location.
January 8, 2021
Patsy Ely, 62, killed in Logan DUI crash, was first Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2021
Drivers have killed at least two other pedestrians on Fullerton, a wide five-lane road, within two miles of this crash site in recent years.
January 6, 2021
