Hit-and-run drivers killed 3 pedestrians in Chicago in less than 2 weeks
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The victims included Radame L. Morales, 49, in Humboldt Park; Jose Almanza, 67, in Little Village; and Zoraleigh Ryan, 55, in River North.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pedestrian Fatalities
Chavon Trimble, 28, struck on Near West Side is 2nd person walking killed in Chicago this week
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The man was the 15th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Semi-truck driver fatally struck Luis Galdos, 41, on North Avenue in Humboldt Park
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The victim was the 14th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
SUV driver fatally struck pedestrian John M. Roche Jr., 21, in Mount Greenwood
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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
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Cabral was fatally injured after two drivers collided at 47th and Ashland in Back of the Yards.
Drivers fatally struck 3 pedestrians and a cyclist in Chicago in the past week
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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.
Driver fatally struck William Meritt, 57, on the Near West Side
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The victim was the eighth pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Hit-and-run SUV driver killed man in Little Village crosswalk.
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The victim was the 7th pedestrian killed on Chicago streets this year.
Hit-and-run driver killed Michael Cotton, 60, in Gresham
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Cotton was the 6th Chicago pedestrian fatality of 2020.
Elderly driver killed country singer Lindsey Lagestee, 25, in Mount Greenwood
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Lagestee, who sang for the band Dixie Crush, was on her way to a Valentine's Day performance when the driver killed her.
Christopher T. Davis, 19, killed after Metra/car collision at crash-prone intersection
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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.
Chicago saw a 20% drop in traffic deaths in 2019, but little decrease in ped fatalities
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So far three pedestrians have been killed on Chicago streets in 2020.