Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Pedestrian Fatalities

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.

106th and Western in Beverly. Image: Google Maps

Hit-and-run driver killed USMC vet Michael Flood, 73, in Beverly

By John Greenfield | Nov 18, 2019 | No Comments

Flood was the 35th pedestrian fatality of 2019.

The intersection of Dickens and Pulaski. Image: Google Maps

Police: Trucker ran stop sign at Dickens/Pulaski, killing DeMarco Quinn Edwards, 32

By John Greenfield | Oct 14, 2019 | No Comments

The victim was the 34th pedestrian fatality on Chicago streets this year.

Adolf Urbanowicz, 94, and Felix Martinez, 45, died last week after drivers struck them

By John Greenfield | Sep 24, 2019 | 1 Comment

Drivers have fatally struck 35 pedestrians this year in Chicago.

Trucker who killed expectant mother Elizabeth Boshardy, 29, got a single failure-to-yield ticket

By John Greenfield | Sep 18, 2019 | 17 Comments

Meanwhile the driver who killed Ismael Montez Maldonado, 43, the day before is still at large.

The 100 East block of Ohio Street where a hit-and-run driver fatally struck Ismael Montez Maldonado early Monday. Image: Google Maps

Drivers killed two pedestrians within 2 days on highway-like streets in River North

By John Greenfield | Sep 17, 2019 | 9 Comments

Drivers have killed 32 pedestrians on Chicago streets this year.

Joseph Ruta at a baby shower for his daughter Kaylee Ruta shortly before his death. Photo: Facebook

CPD Has Reportedly Identified Person of Interest in Hit-and-Run Killing of Joseph Ruta

By John Greenfield | Aug 8, 2019 | 7 Comments

According to Ruta's girlfriend, the victim was conscious and provided a description of the vehicle before dying seven hours later.

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