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SUV driver fatally struck male pedestrian on 5-lane Cicero Avenue in Austin
The victim, who reportedly jumped into the street was the 30th Chicago on-street pedestrian fatality of 2022.
December 18, 2022
Man fatally struck at Chatham bus stop is 2nd pedestrian killed at 79th/King in 2 months
The victim was the 26th person killed on foot in Chicago this year, and the third bus stop fatality in 2022.
October 26, 2022
Allegedly drunk driver fatally struck Luis Martinez Ortiz, 54, early Saturday in Gage Park
Martinez Ortiz was the 24th person killed on foot in Chicago this year.
October 25, 2022
Toddler Hermes Rios-Cardona killed in 2nd hit-and-run ped crash on N. Pulaski in 4 days
Hermes was at least the eighth child in the Chicago region to be killed by a driver while on foot, bike, or scooter since June.
October 4, 2022
Hit-and-run SUV driver fatally struck Eric Ray, 59, in Chatham
Ray was the 23rd pedestrian killed on Chicago streets so far this year.
September 13, 2022
During a weekend of street races, a speeding driver killed Shawman Meireis, 40, on foot
Whether or it turns out that this tragedy was related to drag racing, clearly there should have serious consequences for the killer, but so far he has merely received traffic tickets.
August 30, 2022
Chicago’s car-centric streets take the life of another child, Taha Khan, 5, in Sauganash
Some have argued this death was simply the result of a young boy wandering into the road. But driver behavior and street design may have contributed to sealing the boy's fate.
August 13, 2022
Angela Short, 14, was 2nd person killed at a Chicago bus stop this year
Update 8/18/22: The victim has been identified as Angela Short. According to an ABC Chicago report, at a memorial on Saturday, Angela's aunt Kenya Parker described her as "the sweetest little girl you would ever want to know. Really laid-back, reserved, quiet, loved her family."
August 8, 2022
Lawrence Ware, 52, killed in West Garfield, is 2nd Chicago hit-and-run ped fatality in 3 days
The victim was the 20th person killed while walking on Chicago streets this year.
August 3, 2022
Hit-and-run driver fatally struck Octavio Bahena Urquiza, 38, in Hermosa
Urquiza was the 19th pedestrian killed on Chicago Streets this year
August 3, 2022
