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Fatality Tracker

Tragically, two more CDOT records of 2025 pedestrian deaths on Chicago surface streets bring the total number of fatalities to 28

Pedestrian Fatalities

CPD: Porsche driver dropped off dog to Wanda Mejia, 34, in River North, and then fatally struck Mejia

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Driver killed ex-Tribune VP Walter Mahoney at intersection where marked crosswalk was removed three years ago “to improve safety”

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CPD: Hit-and-run van driver fatally struck man, 45, near Morgan Park shopping plaza

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Male pedestrian apparently killed by hit-and-run driver in Roseland

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Hit-and-run sedan driver struck and killed Maximiliano Lemus Jr., 72, in Little Village

Speeding hit-and-run sedan driver killed female pedestrian Sunday in 16th Ward, where Ald. Coleman has opposed lowering the speed limit

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A driver fatally struck Juslene Akeza, 4, at Granville. The greenway’s design was irrelevant to their failure to brake in time to avoid tragedy.