One cyclist killed, and one other person injured near 200 N HOMAN AVE in Garfield Park
A cyclist was killed after a Sunday morning collision in Garfield Park on October 4, 2026 at 6:06 AM. One other person reportedly suffered non-incapacitating injuries.
The crash occurred near 200 N HOMAN AVE, on an undivided road. The posted speed limit was 30 mph. There was a traffic light. It was dark, the weather was clear, and the roadway was dry. The police report attributed the cause of the crash to disregarding traffic signals.
A 2010 Chevrolet Camaro was heading south. The police report described the driver, a 30-year-old man, as disregarding traffic controls/signals. His airbag deployed; he reportedly suffered non-incapacitating injuries. One other passenger was uninjured.
A 33-year-old man (cyclist) was wearing a helmet and he was totally ejected. The police report described him as crossing against the signal and disregarding traffic controls/signals; he was killed.
Police were notified at 6:08 AM and made a report on scene. This was the 228th injurious crash reported in October 2026, and the 14,337th injurious crash reported in 2026. It was the 69th fatal crash for 2026.
Curated articles about this crash
- Deshawn Lee, 33, fatally struck by sedan driver in East Garfield, is 2nd person on an e-moto killed within 3 weeks in Chicago by a motorist who ran a red light
As Lee rode the e-moto west on Lake and crossed Homan Avenue, at a northeast corner of the Garfield Park green space, he was struck by the adult male driver of a black, two-door sedan, police said. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police News Affairs told Streetsblog the driver “was given a citation for disobeying a traffic-control signal.”
Where it happened
200 N HOMAN AVE
- Neighborhood
- Garfield Park
- Ward
- 28th Ward
- Nearest streets
- N HOMAN AVE· W LAKE ST
Street view: 41.8847° N, 87.7113° W
3 people and 1 vehicle
Reported Conditions
- Crash type
- CYCLIST
- Primary cause
- DISREGARDING TRAFFIC SIGNALS
- Weather
- CLEAR
- Lighting
- DARKNESS
- Road surface
- DRY
- Road defect
- NO DEFECTS
- Trafficway
- NOT DIVIDED
- Traffic control
- TRAFFIC SIGNAL
- Speed limit
- 30 MPH
Raw data
View the crash's underlying records: exactly as published by the city, or as transformed for crashstop.org