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A man died after he was pulled out of Lake Michigan on Wednesday morning in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago. (City data does not yet have this crash in its records).

This alert gives notice of a hit & run traffic crash with serious personal injury in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, 3800 block of W. Van Buren St. on August 20, 2026 at 11:53 p.m. A pedestrian was struck by an unknown vehicle that was traveling the wrong way on W. Van Buren St. from S. Hamlin Blvd. (City data does not appear to list this crash in its records).

Miracle Hall, 25, of Chicago, was charged with felony aggravated DUI/accident/death, misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol BAC 0.08 and various traffic citations after allegedly striking and killing a motorcycle rider on DuSable Lake Shore Drive late Wednesday, Chicago police said.

Friends and fellow riders gathered to honor 49-year-old Mehnoosh Hatam, who was killed in a fiery crash while riding a motorcycle on DuSable Lake Shore Drive. She was a leader in Chicago's motorcycling community.

Three people were injured, including two Chicago police officers, in a crash in the West Pullman neighborhood Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.

Five people were injured in a crash, three seriously, on Chicago’s South Side this morning. Here’s what we know.

Chicago police have issued an alert about a masked dirt bike rider who was involved in a hit-and-run crash on the Lakefront Trail bike path in the Gold Coast last month.

A man charged in a deadly weekend hit-and-run crash in Lakeview was placed on electronic monitoring instead of being detained while awaiting trial, a decision Cook County prosecutors say jeopardizes public safety.

The collision took place seven blocks east of where a 47th Ward volunteer was fatally struck in 2022, which led to the Illinois Department of Transportation ceasing to obstruct pedestrian safety improvements in that location.

Sarah was a devoted animal lover, especially to her beloved cat, Penny Lane. She found joy in music, all things Disney and Star Wars, and her collection of stuffed animals. She also loved reading and savoring a good cup of coffee. Sarah will be remembered for her quick wit, kind spirit, and the unique joy she brought to those around her.

Alex Blacio is at least the third teenager to die this year in a crash while riding an electric scooter in Chicago.

Tragically, on Wednesday, July 29, at around 11:41 a.m., a hit-and-run truck driver struck and killed Belesda Toledo, 47, at 25th Street and Hamlin Avenue in Little Village. The motorist is still at large.

16-year-old Alex Blacio, a Lake View High School senior, died after a crash involving a Lime e-scooter and a semi-truck in Chicago's North Center neighborhood.

Neighbors held a block party and fundraiser in memory of Belesda Toledo, 47, who was killed last week while crossing the intersection of Hamlin and 25th Street.

The couple was told that the car cannot be removed until there's an inspection by the Buildings Department.

The girl suffered a broken leg, and a 41-year-old passenger suffered a broken neck Sunday night after their sedan was hit by an unmarked police car, Chicago police said. Three officers were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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A 19th Ward speed camera could be moved to cover one of two schools on 111th Street based on requests from community members and data from the Chicago Department of Transportation.

On May 18, a supervising traffic control aide with over 20 years of experience was struck by a driver near Soldier Field.

A 22-year-old ATV driver has died after a crash with an SUV Tuesday night in Chicago's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. Here's what police say.

An SUV southbound on South Western Avenue struck and killed a 63-year-old man late Sunday, police said.

The incident stemmed form a police pursuit, with the driver of the car veering off a bridge and then crashing into the boxcar of a freight train. The four teens killed were all from the northwest suburbs, including Woodstock, Crystal Lake and Palatine.

A motorcyclist was killed in a crash on the city's North Side on Saturday evening, Chicago police said.

Streetsblog editor John Greenfield asks the CDOT why two-way protected lanes aren’t more common in the Windy City.

An op-ed from Chris Ridgeway, co-chair of the Chicago Bike PAC, arguing that the emphasis on the "Dutch Reach" is a distraction from systemic changes needed to make Chicago truly safe for cyclists.

Streetsblog roundup of the fatal crashes involving vulnerable road users this year so far According to Police News Affairs, on Monday, February 16, at around 7:30 p.m., officers went to Ingalls Hospital in response to a crash in the 11900 block of South Halsted Street in West Pullman.

A bike lane ticketing program meant to make busy downtown streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians has found package delivery giants among its most consistent scofflaws.

The last two months have been heartbreaking for sustainable transportation professionals and advocates in Chicago and Boston, where two hauntingly similar bike crashes took the lives of well-loved Complete Streets planners Riley O’Neil and Louisa Gag. But there’s reason to be hopeful that these tragedies will spur new political support for Vision Zero efforts in these cities.

On Friday, police shared photos of the Acura sedan, which officers believe may be an ILX model. Police said the vehicle, which has front-end damage and a missing front bumper, has an Illinois license plate with the tag number FM92327.

Troshawn McCoy, of Frankfort, was charged with reckless homicide after allegedly crashing into a car while racing on Stony Island Avenue. Haroon Arrasheed, 50, was driving a Mini Cooper and approaching the intersection when he was struck.

Work on a four-quadrant gate system that closed the crossing to drivers began last week. Since 2010, there have been 12 collisions at the crossing.

The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office identified one of the victims as 33-year-old Jawaan Chick. The other victim's name was not immediately released.

Two men were heading southbound on Damen Avenue in a black SUV when they collided with the motorcycle, which was traveling eastbound. The motorcyclist, a 36-year-old woman, and her passenger, a 9-year-old girl, suffered critical injuries. The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was later pronounced dead.

Plans to install a pedestrian island and other upgrades were announced almost a year after 22-year-old Marcela Herrera was fatally struck in a hit-and-run and a week after her family launched a petition.

Friends are raising money to help Connor Brogan, who was biking eastbound on Armitage last week when he was hit by a green Jeep pickup that fled the scene, police said.

A man was seriously hurt in a hit and run on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Wednesday night, Chicago police said.

People for Bikes ranked Chicago in last place, tied with El Paso, TX, out of 73 American cities with at least 300,000 people.

A motorcyclist ran a red-light and struck a black sedan, which fled the scene, police said. The motorcyclist was in critical condition and was issued with 4 citations.

Lance Cunningham, 24, was charged with 2 counts of reckless homicide, 2 counts of aggravated DUI causing death, 2 counts of aggravated DUI causing bodily harm, and issued 4 citations related to speeding and reckless driving, and driving without insurance.

The uninjured driver is in custody after the crash late Sunday at 47th and State streets, police said. A 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were killed.

A Chicago Sun-Times op-ed by Andrew Mack in the aftermath of Riley O'Neil's death arguing that "we don’t need to wait for blood in the streets to act."

A deep dive by Streetsblog Chicago into the major discrepancies between the official police report and witness statements of a crash that left a cyclist with facial injuries and the driver uncited.

Active Transportation Alliance sent out 50 letters—one to each ward—with up-to-date crash data showing how many people were killed or seriously injured while biking, walking, or traveling by car in that ward.

A 52-year-old driver was killed in a crash early Tuesday in Lake View when he tried to make a left turn from a parking lot, Chicago police said. Police said the lanes of travel were not clear as the driver proceeded to turn, and a black eastbound car hit his SUV.

Three children were among 7 people injured in a car crash Friday evening on the city's West Side. The crash appeared to involve a vehicle crashing into a pole.

A personal essay from Brandon Bordenkircher about his friend Riley O'Neil, a CDOT planner who worked on street safety and was killed in a dooring incident.

Riley devoted his career to making bicycling safe and accessible for everyone, most notably by expanding bike parking across Chicago.

Riley was proud to be an employee at CDOT and dedicated his career to making streets safer for all who called Chicago home.

Chicago police said the woman was on a motorcycle and was traveling westbound on Irving Park Road when she lost control and struck a guardrail.

“When you spoke with her, you knew she was listening and knew she cared,” said one of Lisa Barber’s close friends. Barber, 45, died May 24, nearly two weeks after she was hit by a car.

Chicago police say a 4-year-old boy was struck by an SUV Wednesday night on the city's South Side.

A driver struck Illeana Crisanto, a 62-year-old mother of three from Skokie, as she walked near Belmont and Kilbourn avenues, where the city has planned to put in a traffic light for years — but hasn't.

A 35-year-old female Nissan driver struck and killed Illeana Crisanto, 62, on Saturday evening near Belmont and Kilbourn Avenues on the Northwest Side.

Lisa Barber, 45, was critically injured by a hit-and-run driver in the Humboldt Park neighborhood earlier this month has died.

A woman died in a hit-and-run crash in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on Sunday, Chicago police said.

In one of the cases, a semi driver struck and critically injured a bike rider, 37, and left the scene, only a block away from from where another hit-and-run driver killed delivery cyclist Damian Gomez, 18, on April 5.

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A man riding a bicycle was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Southwest Side Friday morning, Chicago police said.

Enrique Nieto, a 53-year-old father of four, was changing a flat tire when a northbound orange Honda SUV struck him and fled the scene.

Seven people suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash late Saturday night in Hermosa on the city’s Northwest Side, according to police. All were taken to Stroger Hospital and listed in good condition.

A man was killed after speeding his car into a light pole Thursday night in the Lawndale neighborhood.

The victims included the third teen killed on a bike or scooter this year on the South Side, and a senior who may have been intentionally run over. The Chicago Department of Transportation recently released its Fatal Monthly Crash Summary for March. It states that the left-turning driver of a large vehicle struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Friday, March 13, at around 12:06 p.m. at 3960 W. 26th St. in Little Village. According to Police News Affairs, the motorist was not cited. The victims included the third teen killed on a bike or scooter this year on the South Side, and a senior who may have been intentionally run over.

Astrid Carrillo Noguera, who was set to attend Loyola University, was one of three teens killed in crashes while riding a bike or scooter on the South Side since March 21.

Astrid Alexandra Carrillo Noguera, 17, was riding a scooter April 24 in the 3300 block of South King Drive when she was struck by a Jeep.

A Chicago man has been charged after the 2024 crash that killed an 18-year-old teen, according to Chicago police.

View Astrid Alexandra Carrillo Noguera's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

Violet Harris, 15, died after being hit by a car near East 77th Street and South Exchange Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood on March 21.

Autumn P. Perez, 29, was standing near the street in the 6300 block of South Western Avenue when she was struck Monday night. Perez was pronounced dead at the scene.

Minerva Martinez, 65, of Chicago, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood Sunday night, Chicago police said.

A man died in a fiery crash on the city's Southwest Side on Saturday, Chicago police said.

An attorney for the driver named in the lawsuit says the January Chicago car crash was simply a tragic accident, but the family of the man killed says it was the result of sheer recklessness.

Owner Joe Angelastri said the crash took place Thursday morning before the newsstand had opened for the day.

Security video shows the moment a car careened into City News Cafe on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday morning.

A 17-year-old girl was cited for failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian after fatally striking Fontella Wyatt, 43, at Ashland/Ogden on Near West Side.

Police said the woman, 43, sustained head trauma and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

Multiple people, including two Chicago police officers, were injured in a crash involving a CPD squad car on the city’s West Side.

A reward is being offered for information in a fatal hit-and-run crash in South Chicago last month.

There were 169 car crashes on the stretch of road where 18-year-old cyclist Damian Gomez was killed Sunday. His family wants justice — and Southwest Side neighbors want safer roads.

Southwest Siders rode bikes to the crash site Monday, and there will be a rally for justice there on Wednesday.

Surveillance video shows a speeding SUV running a red light in Chicago Lawn, fatally striking bicyclist Damian Gomez and causing a crash before the driver fled the scene, as police continue to search for the suspect.

His death comes as the city has seen a decline in cyclists killed in crashes. Chicago reported two cyclist deaths in 2025 — a number that has already been matched in 2026 — down on a steady decline from a peak of 11 in 2021.

Police have been notified about 248 crashes along the neighborhood's main roads since Jan. 1, according to city data. That means one out of every three drivers who crashed fled the scene.

A SUV was traveling southeast on South Chicago Avenue when its driver ran a red light and hit a sedan that was headed east on 75th Street, police said. The SUV's driver was taken to U of Chicago Medical Center where he died.

Streetsblog Chicago cites a police report of a SUV driver striking and killing a 64-year-old man crossing Lafayette Avenue. The driver was not cited Chicago Streetsblog cites News Affairs' report of a truck driver striking a 63-year-old woman in the crosswalk, who was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Two children were among at least five people injured in a serious four-vehicle crash on the city's South Side on Friday evening, officials said.

The Chicago City County Council approved a $22 million settlement Wednesday for the family of a 25-year-old man who was killed in a West Side crash stemming from an “unnecessary and extremely dangerous” vehicle pursuit involving the Chicago Police Department.

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday night, after a car hit her on Chicago's Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

Three people were in critical condition early Sunday morning after the driver of a black Honda sedan was speeding east on Addison Street and ran a red light, according to Chicago police. The car then struck two other vehicles near the intersection of Western Avenue and Addison Street.

Police released a photo of the SUV suspected in the hit-and-run, which critically injured a 6-year-old girl and left a 15-year-old girl with serious injuries.

One man is dead and another is critically injured after a hit-and-run crash on Chicago's Northwest Side early Friday morning, police said.

May 31, 1981 – December 22, 2025 She enjoyed her outings with her late sister, April Dawn Smith Lovell and her auntie, Peaky (Betty) Harvey didn’t matter what we were doing. She just enjoyed life and laughing. Samantha enjoyed her job in the medical field and spending time with her co-workers. She will be loved and missed forever.

This provisional CDOT January 2026 report is the only reference I've found so far to this Jan. 1 2026 crash on 4990 S. Western Blvd. The "Crash Circumstance" is described as: UNIT 1, DRIVING RECKLESSLY, SIDESWIPED UNIT 2 AND STRUCK A POLE. UNIT 1 DRIVER DIED.

Police found a car on fire after it crashed into a support column of the I-290 Eisenhower Expressway. Two people were found dead in the wreckage.

A hit-and-run driver injured a woman on a scooter on Chicago's North Side on Tuesday evening, police said.

The CTA bus was at a red light when it was rear-ended by a SUV, whose 32-year-old driver was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died, police said.

A Lincolnwood man who killed pedestrian Michael Valentin in a West Rogers Park crash two years ago will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to reckless homicide by motor vehicle, according to court records.

An 18-year-old man driving a Jeep Cherokee was heading westbound on East Marquette Road when he lost control, Chicago police said. The Jeep struck multiple homes, and the driver suffered “fatal” injuries and was taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said in a news alert. A car struck a pole before colliding with the median near the 2500 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive; a female passenger was critically injured and was taken to University of Chicago Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.

Aldermen will vote this week on a proposed $22 million settlement with the family of a man who was killed in a 2023 car crash as Chicago police were chasing another driver in a stolen vehicle.

Samantha Bragg died after she was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash on the city's West Side last month. Her daughter spoke to ABC7 as a reward is now being offered for information.

A driver was killed Wednesday morning in a crash on busy Stony Island Avenue in Chicago's Calumet Heights neighborhood.

Chicago police were searching for the driver who fled after crashing into a pole, killing the passenger, authorities stated.

December 21, 1990 - December 19, 2025.

Chicago police Police found the jeep involved in the crash abandoned, with no sign of the driver.

Tragically, on Friday morning, after a driver dropped off a dog to Wanda Mejia, 35, in the River North neighborhood, the motorist accelerated and struck her as Mejia walked away, causing fatal injuries.

Fox Chicago’s investigation into the driver’s history revealed more than half a dozen past traffic violations, including driving on an expired license, failing to yield, ignoring stop signs, driving uninsured, and failing to appear in court. Most concerning was an active DUI case involving reckless driving, improper lane changes, and an open container of alcohol in the vehicle.

February 1, 1983 — December 5, 2025.

A woman was run over by the driver of a pickup truck with snow partially covering his windshield as she crossed the street with the right-of-way.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV on the North Side Friday morning, Chicago police said.

A man is dead after a fiery crash near 63rd Street beach on Thursday night.

Castellanos spent week in the ICU at Advocate Masonic Medical Center with broken ribs, severely damaged legs and a fractured pelvis and a traumatic brain injury. Chicago Police say an SUV struck Castellanos November 6 as she crossed the 3600 block of Inner Lake Shore Drive.

Authorities identified the woman struck and killed by a CTA bus in the South Shore neighborhood as Tracy Frasure.

Police said the driver had a disagreement with the victim and when the victim went back to his car, the driver pulled forward and hit them. Police said it is believed the van was immediately brought to a shop for repair.

According to police, a motorist was driving a van and struck the victim on Marshfield Avenue near 117th and continued south.

Cindy Castellanos, 23, was struck near the 3600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, the same stretch where another pedestrian was killed this summer. Her family is urging neighbors to share video footage as police investigate.

Neighbors pushed for a stop sign at Belmont and Karlov avenues after seeing many car crashes and pedestrians hit in the crosswalk.

A driver fatally struck fourth-grader Anakin Perez while he crossed the street in front of his Austin school. The driver, who initially fled the scene, was only given a traffic citation.

A 36-year-old woman has died after the vehicle she was driving hit the median and flipped on DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Bronzeville Sunday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the driver of a grey Nissan Maxima had been speeding north on Ashland when they struck the the female adult victim, and then fled the scene.

A woman was killed in hit-and-run crash in West Englewood on Sunday, Chicago police said.

A 37-year-old woman was driving a grey Buick sedan westbound when she tried to turn southbound and failed to yield at the intersection, police said. The Buick then struck a black Dodge vehicle, which was traveling eastbound. An unoccupied, parked grey Mercedes sedan was also hit as a result of the crash.

Chicago police said a vehicle was stolen in a carjacking minutes before a deadly crash on Tuesday.

In one incident Tuesday morning, of which video footage was obtained by the Sun-Times, the driver of a large white SUV occupied by agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection appears to deliberately hit a smaller red SUV. Following the crash, one man was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in Calumet Heights for treatment.

Juslene Akeza was crossing the street North Talman Avenue when a 72-year-old driver going north hit her, police said. The driver was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure to enact due care to avoid a pedestrian, police said.

An officer was unharmed after the driver of a Jeep allegedly crashed into a parked CPD squad car on the South Side.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the driver who fatally struck 84-year-old Melton Smith in Chicago’s Douglas neighborhood in July.

In the aftermath of Anakin Perez’s traffic death last week, writer Molly Brown visited the street in front of McNair Elementary, where he spent his final moments alive. Brown: "When you’re standing on Walton St next to McNair, it’s hard to believe a pedestrian could be killed here. It’s a one-way residential street with a single traffic lane and parked cars along both sides...Why is a kid who tried to cross a small street in front of his school gone forever?"

June 13, 2016 - September 18, 2025.

A 42-year-old man driving a black Dodge SUV rear-ended a Grey Hyundai sedan, which was stopped at a traffic signal, police said. Police said the sedan's driver, a 30-year-old man, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The SUV's driver was taken into custody, and charges are pending, police said.

The driver of a gray SUV, a 53-year-old man, was taken to the Illinois Masonic Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police said he was driving northbound when he then drove into oncoming traffic, hitting a black SUV, whose driver was also taken to Illinois Masonic and was in good condition.

Mark Arceta, 40, was killed while on his way to work after burglars fleeing the Michigan Avenue store hit his car, authorities said.

Leon Jordan died in a West Side crash on Friday afternoon, Chicago police said. Police said a 42-year-old woman was driving a Chevrolet sedan southbound on Sacramento Boulevard when she hit Jordan's Nissan SUV.

The crash stemmed from a smash-and-grab at the Louis Vuitton store in the Gold Coast, with at least nine suspects fleeing the scene in different getaway cars.

Chicago police are searching for the driver responsible of a hit-and-run crash that injured an 83-year-old man.

Two young girls and a woman were left critically injured after a fiery crash on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning.

Police said the hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 31-year-old pedestrian in Auburn Park during the early morning of Aug. 3.

Offending vehicle description: Dark colored SUV, unknown make/model and unknown plate.

Authorities on Sunday released images of a vehicle wanted in connection with a deadly hit-and-run in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood that killed 22-year-old Jermaine Martin.

An SUV hit and killed a pedestrian before driving away Wednesday night on Chicago's North Side, Chicago police said Friday in a crime alert.

Markell Reeves, 40, was allegedly on his way with another driver to make a police report for an earlier crash when he rear-ended her several times and collided with a third driver who died at the scene.

Yader “Yak” Castaneda, 18, was struck and killed by a Hummer driver speeding down Michigan Avenue. His relatives and community advocates called for safer streets at a vigil.

A 54-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the city’s South Side around midnight on Sunday.

A female pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on the city's South Side Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

A 22-year-old is dead after police said someone ignored a traffic signal and crashed into a car, Chicago police said.

Patrick K. Beck, 35, was struck by a black sedan at approximately 2:30 a.m. along South Cicero Avenue near Roosevelt Road, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

Herrera and Leyva were crossing Ashland (1600 W.) at Cullerton (2000 S.) when an unidentified driver in a silver vehicle struck them in the crosswalk. Herrera was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

According to the initial police statement, on Sunday, July 13, a 36-year-old woman was driving a Mazda SUV east on Roosevelt when she fatally struck Rosa Hernandez, who was walking in the street. The motorist was arrested and charges were pending. On Saturday, July 5, a hit-and-run Audi driver hit Shaheed Muhammed, 56, on his bicycle at 63rd and Halsted streets in Englewood. The victim died from his injuries on Thursday, July 10.

A motorist is facing DUI charges after 69-year-old Rosa M. Hernandez was hit while crossing the street to attend St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church on the Near West Side.

A 56-year-old pedestrian, Shaheed Muhammed, died after being seriously injured in a hit-and-run in the Englewood neighborhood earlier this month, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said.

A male died after a mult-vehicle crash on the city's South Side on Tuesday, Chicago police said.

A woman was killed on the city's Northwest Side in a crash involving a semi-truck, Chicago police said.

The man was driving westbound on West Belmont near the 3200 block of North Cumberland early Friday morning when he drove through a red light and hit an SUV driving north on Cumberland.

Brendan ​​Siddall, 26, a leader with the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus, died after being hit by a car Saturday while walking across DuSable Lake Shore Drive, police said.

A hit-and-run car driver struck and killed social service worker, musician, and actor Brendan Siddall, 26, early Saturday morning on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive near Waveland Avenue in Lakeview. Siddell was a member of the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.

Brendan Siddall, in addition to working overnights with the residents at Misericordia, was a member of the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.

February 12, 1999 — June 21, 2025.

Three people were killed and another person hurt in a head-on collision early Sunday on the Far South Side.

January 19, 2007 - May 26, 2025.

Chicago saw its first bike fatality of 2025 on Memorial Day, when a Hummer driver fatally struck Yader Castaneda, 18, while he was riding an electric Divvy bike-share cycle in the Loop.

Tragically, a motorist in an SUV fatally struck a senior citizen last Tuesday in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood and fled the scene.

Nyamca Tolefree, 29, faces multiple charges, including one felony count of failure to report an accident resulting in death and one misdemeanor count of driving under the influence of alcohol. She also received citations for transporting alcohol as a driver, failure to exercise due care and failure to reduce speed.

Iryna Kalach has been charged in the January hit-and-run that killed Halyna Hudzan, 66, at the intersection of Oakley Boulevard and Chicago Avenue.

A multi-vehicle crash left two drivers dead and a passenger in critical condition Sunday morning in the Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A pickup truck driver fatally struck a 72-year-old male pedestrian at Roosevelt Road and DuSable Lake Shore Drive, just west of the Museum Campus. It was reported that the victim had been trying to cross the highway on foot, although it's illegal to do so there.

Neighborhood resident AR Sakaeda emailed Streetsblog Chicago with the following report. “Three new signs were recently erected regarding Museum Campus access,” she said. “The first is at the southeast corner of Indiana Avenue and Roosevelt Roosevelt.”

Irving Park neighbors say car crashes at Belmont and Karlov are a daily occurrence. Demands for a solution escalated after two pedestrians were hit at the intersection this month.

According to the narrative, the driver of the white Infiniti (Unit 1 in the above image), a 19-year-old man, was traveling west in the outside lane when he tried to merge into the inside lane, striking the westbound black Infiniti (Unit 2). The the driver of the white Infiniti then “swerved and jumped the sidewalk,” striking Jamie Cerney, crashing through the wall of the hangar, and hitting an electric generator.

People are remembering Camryn Green, 26, as selfless and smart. Friends are planning a private celebration in her memory.

A pedestrian was killed in a three-vehicle crash near Midway Airport Monday night, Chicago police said.

According to Chicago police, the man was driving north in a white SUV in the 12000 block of South Halsted Street just before 8 p.m. when he hit a tree and two unoccupied parked vehicles before being ejected from his vehicle.

Update 2/4/25, 11:30 AM: The Cook County medical examiner's office has identified the victim of the Near West Side crash as Hattie S. Mickell, 76. She lived about two miles southwest of the collision site in the North Lawndale community.

The driver, a 30-year-old man, was trying to pass other cars and went into oncoming traffic, causing him to strike one car and spin out.

A driver is dead after an early Friday morning crash on Chicago's Far South Side, police said.

A train headed for Union Station hit a car at the Narragansett crossing around 7:45 a.m. Tuesday.

According to the initial Chicago Police Department report, at around 8:48 a.m., Huzdan was in a crosswalk when the turning driver of a 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross SUV struck her and fled the scene. She was transported to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Tragically, it appears that Chicago saw its first pedestrian fatality case of 2025, with the killing of Alex Rivera, 32, on Sunday, January 5, in the Chicago Lawn community area.

The car slammed into a pole at 3:10 a.m. in the 7700 block of South Cicero Avenue. The driver, a woman, has not been identified.

Ricky Hernandez was sentenced to less than a decade for the crash that killed Soyfa Athamanah, 69, court records show.

About 2 a.m. Tuesday, officers began pursuing two gunmen who got into a black Lexus ES that sped north from the 5500 block of South Pulaski Road before running a red light and colliding with an SUV and a building in the 3500 block of South Ashland Avenue, Chicago police said.

A man was killed after crashing into parked vehicles on the city’s Northwest Side. Police said a 45-year-old man was traveling eastbound in a two-door sedan and came to a stop after striking three parked cars.

A 55-year-old Chicago man died nearly two weeks after a collision with a hit-and-run driver on West Washington Boulevard, police said.

A car driver fatally struck John Ward, 55, on a bicycle Saturday, August 24, in the Garfield Park green space, and fled the scene. He died of his injuries on Thursday, September 5, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office stated.

Taras Mykhailenko's family members said they have security footage of the crash that shows a driver hitting a man in a marked pedestrian crosswalk.

Chicago police are asking for the public's help finding a driver wanted in a deadly hit-and-run.

Police said a 20-year-old passenger in the silver sedan, identified as Jesus Bautista, suffered severe trauma from the crash and was pronounced dead a short time after being taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

A 72-year-old pedestrian was in critical condition after he was struck by a pickup truck while walking in the crosswalk in the Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.

A 67-year-old man was walking in the West Rogers Park neighborhood when he was struck by a man driving a black pickup truck. The driver of the pickup drove off after the striking the man, according to police.

Chicago police were investigating Saturday morning after a pedestrian was struck and killed on DuSable Lake Shore Drive, authorities said.

At 8:15 p.m., the truck was headed north on Ashland Avenue at Roosevelt Road when the woman crossed in front of it, police said.

The city claims workers did not recognize a memorial.

The driver convicted of running down several White Sox fans in June of last year was sentenced Thursday.

Two of the drivers were on their way to report a first crash when the deadly crash happened on Saturday.

The family of a Chicago Public Schools educator who was killed in a hit-and-run on Pulaski Road Sunday night is reeling after his mother died just days before.

Community activists are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of that hit-and-run driver.

Charlie Mills, a teacher at Jones College Prep, was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the city's Southwest Side.

Bike safety advocates and Northwest Side officials are demanding answers after they said officers were slow to respond to the scene where a driver hit an 18-year-old bicyclist Friday night in Portage Park.

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with reckless homicide in connection with a West Side crash that killed a 6-month-old boy last April, police said.

The accident in the 4200 block of South Pulaski Road, reported about 2:40 a.m., involved two black SUVs, police said.

Jiekun Xu was the fourth pedestrian or bike rider fatally struck on Chicago's Pulaski Road in less than a year.

A Southwest Side family is pleading for the hit-and-run driver who killed their mother to come forward.

Jason Kardish was killed early Sunday after someone driving a white Nissan Murano hit him as he crossed Ashland Avenue.

The Schurz High School student was hit and killed by a driver Oct. 4 in Portage Park — at least the fourth bicyclist to be killed in October.

Jalean Ewing-Gibbs and Jaida Rosado Colon, both 24, were killed Monday night. Their two 21-year-old friends were injured.

The police statement and crash report provide different accounts of which driver should have yielded, but a 6-lane street layout may have also played a role in the tragedy.

While CPD's Community Alert described this as a pedestrian fatality, the crash report says Aurea Gutierrez was on the roof of the SUV before the driver hit a chain link fence.

Leonel Macedo Torres, 38, of Pilsen, was arested in charged with two misdemeanors, police said. Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez and neighbors are calling for pedestrian improvements at the site of the fatal crash, which happened outside the alderman’s 25th Ward office.

An alderman said he's asked for a traffic study at the intersection since May, because he said the stop signs aren't enough.

Soyfa Athamanah was born on February 26, 1954, in Luang Prabang, Laos. Soyfa, 69, passed away on July 25, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. A beloved daughter of Syphan and Boung-On Khounphachanh. She is survived by her three children, Tony, Pany, Matta, and her 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Neighbors and advocates met Thursday evening to demand better street safety at Winona Street and North Broadway, days after an Uptown woman was killed in a hit-and-run while walking in a crosswalk. Police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle that struck 69-year-old Soyfa Athamanah late Tuesday in the 5100 block of North Broadway.

Relatives told ABC7 that Soyfa Athamanah was a vibrant woman and the glue that held her family together.

Whether teaching fitness classes at local gyms or hanging out with loved ones, Ron Mendoza was the life of the party. He had a knack for making the people around him laugh, his family and friends said.

A man is charged after four pedestrians were injured in a terrifying hit-and-run outside Guaranteed Rate Field before a White Sox game Tuesday night.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office recently confirmed to Streetsblog that Mendoza, died two mornings later on Wednesday, June 7, at 10:39 a.m. He lived about three miles southeast of the crash site on the 2600 of West Hirsch St. in Humboldt Park.

49-year-old Angela R. Mcknight died after an SUV hit her while she crossed the street Sunday night in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood, and kept going, Chicago police said.

A North Lawndale family is asking for the public’s help to track down the driver responsible for a deadly hit-and-run on the city’s West Side.

Ten months after the hit-and-run crash that killed 11-year-old Ja’lon James, his family says Chicago police have not given them any updates on the investigation into his death – and NBC 5 Investigates is now suing to obtain public records on the case.

Police said the westbound driver of a Fed Ex step van, a 31-year-old male, was making a northbound right turn when he ran over Frankel.

SOUTH LOOP — A 72-year-old woman died Monday after a delivery truck driver hit and pinned her under the truck in a South Loop intersection, officials.

Officers responding to a “person down” call found Eric S. Wills, 49, lying in the 8800 block of South May Street, police said. “After the [driver of the] striking vehicle came to a stop, the victim had sustained blunt force trauma to the body,” the police department said in a statement. According to police, Stevenson Mays, 59, was crossing the street in the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue. The driver of a dark-colored 2007-10 Lincoln MKX SUV struck him and fled north on Racine.

Police are looking for the driver of a Lincoln SUV who killed a pedestrian in a hit-and-run this week. At 6:05 p.m. Monday, the pedestrian was.

Kelleher was hit only about six blocks away from where a 93-year-old woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver the previous day.

A reward has been offered for information as Chicago police search for the driver of a luxury SUV who hit and killed a 93-year-old woman walking to the mailbox.

At 93 years old, Ruth Mabin was “a vibrant and bright woman, still very sharp,” her daughter recalls.

Less than a year after his death, another reckless motorist on the drive crashed into the light pole Marciales' ghost bike memorial was chained to, demolishing the shrine.

According to Police News Affairs. Cuadra was exiting a vehicle that was stopped in traffic at the time. The 32-year-old driver of a 2006 Chevrolet cargo van was heading east on 87th when she struck him.

Under Illinois law, driver Brett Dimick will probably be required to serve half of his sentence. More actual jail time would send a much stronger message that drivers who kill people and flee will be held accountable.

Two people were killed and 10 were transported to hospitals after a stolen, speeding Dodge Charger struck seven other vehicles in a horrific Wednesday night crash on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said.

Seven vehicles were involved in the crash at 87th and Cottage Grove after a stolen vehicle caused a chain-reaction crash while driving the wrong way at a high rate of speed, police say.

Police said the driver of a pickup truck did not stop after hitting the toddler.

A 17-month-old boy, identified as Hermes Rios-Cardona, was killed Monday afternoon after police say a driver hit him in the street and took off.

Friday marked exactly three months since 11-year-old Ja’lon James was killed in a hit-and-run crash that remains unsolved. His family is calling for justice, saying Chicago police have plenty of evidence and it shouldn’t take this long to see an arrest.

WEST LOOP — A west suburban man faces murder charges after police said he intentionally drove into a 22-year-old pedestrian early Sunday in the West Loop.

Chicago police released images of a red Jeep wanted in a hit-and-run that killed a 5-year-old boy earlier this August in the Edgebrook neighborhood.

SOUTH SHORE — A South Side man was driving nearly 60 mph when he slammed into a group of men, killing three and injuring a fourth, and drove off last.

Chicago police needed more than 20 minutes to arrive after a driver killed 3 men and injured another in an apparently intentional attack outside Jeffrey Pub.

Witnesses told police there was a fight outside of The Jeffery Pub, a popular LGBTQ bar located in the 7000 block of South Jeffery Boulevard, when the sedan plowed through the group.

The driver of a Jeep that hit the boy fled the scene, but the driver of a Volvo that also struck the boy stopped and performed CPR, according to police.

Taha Khan was looking forward to having a Pikachu-themed birthday party and starting kindergarten next month, his family said. Taha, 5, was killed about 9 p.m. Wednesday after he walked out of his home in the 6300 block of North Cicero Avenue and drivers of two cars hit him.

Hannah Hayes was a fierce advocate for public education and worked for decades to make Chicago a better place for everyone, especially young people, her husband recalls.

Hannah (Anne) Hayes, daughter of the South Side, writer, teacher, activist, beloved Hyde Parker, sibling, wife and mother was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Hyde Park, Monday evening, July.

The family of an 11-year-old boy demanding answers after he was killed in a hit-and-run on the city's North Lawndale neighborhood Thursday.

Peter J Paquette, loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, June 12, 2022 at the age of 75. He is survived by his wife JoAnn Paquette; his children Mary Margaret (Mark) Mullen and…

A mile south of the starting point for that the Walk + Roll for Safe Streets demonstration, the site where Rafi Cardenas, 3, was killed earlier this month, yet another person was lost to traffic violence.

LINCOLN SQUARE — A Lincoln Square man who regularly volunteered for Ald. Matt Martin's 47th Ward office and organized to help neighbors during the.

Chicago police said 57-year-old Phil Pinkawa hit 23-year-old Nick Parlingayan as he was biking on the NW Side.

A driver hit and killed bicyclist Nick Parlingayan Wednesday night just across the street from where a driver killed bicyclist Carla Aiello in 2019. Parlingayan is the third bicyclist a driver has killed this year in Chicago.

A person of interest in being questioned after a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run on the Northwest Side Wednesday night, Chicago police said.

The family of Gerardo Marciales honored his life with a ghost bike and vigil Thursday Downtown, where a driver hit and killed the bicyclist.

Police say the motorist "instead of turning left according to the traffic signal, continued north," but he wasn't cited.

Almost a hundred attendees stopped by to pay their respects, the majority of whom were teens and young adults.

Brett Dimick, of Old Town, faces three felony charges, including reckless homicide and failing to report an accident resulting in death and injury in the Aug. 14 crash. Police and prosecutors said he was driving a gold BMW X3 and ran a stop sign at Addison and Fremont streets, drove up onto the sidewalk of Fremont and hit friends Sophie Allen and Nahiomy Alvarez. Allen, 27, died, and Alvarez was badly injured.

A driver killed a woman Tuesday morning in a hit-and-run crash at a South Side intersection once named the most dangerous in the city.

STREETERVILLE — A popular Chicago bicyclist and graphic designer died Friday after a driver hit him while he was riding his bike Downtown. About 8:35 p.m.

"It's hard to say who's really at fault," a witness said. "I don't know how she didn't see him."

Sophie has always been an incredible person: joyful, dynamic, smart, accomplished, outrageously ambitious, and caring just begin to describe her. She was fiercely passionate about everything: friends, family, puppy dogs, soccer, Duke, travel, food, reading, spin cycling, surfing... the list goes on and on. Sophie never met a stranger, and she fully lived every single second of her amazing life with unbelievable energy and joy. She was a natural leader and always left everything on the field.

"Part of me is like, what was the last thing that I said to my best friend?" Nahiomy Alvarez said. "I do not think that I will ever remember and that breaks my heart."

It's not clear whether terminating the officer back in 2000 would have prevented him from killing the boy on his bicycle, but the cop deserves to be fired for his recklessness now.

The driver of a pickup truck who fatally struck 9-year-old Hershel Weinberger in West Ridge was an off-duty police officer. Police union president John Catanzara said the officer, 48, did not see the boy before striking him.

The driver was traveling in the 600 block of West Marquette when he struck 5-year-old boy walking on the sidewalk, police said.

Chicago police said an 86-year-old man was driving on the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. He was driving northbound on Pulaski Road in a Ford Explorer and was trying to make a left turn on 85th Street when his car was struck on the passenger side by a Lincoln Aviator that was speeding.

The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.

View Patrick Charles De Freeuw's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.

A 48-year-old man was driving in the 3000 block of West Irving Park Road when he crashed into a light pole and then a nearby building, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man was identified as Patrick Defreeuw, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

A toddler that was in a car seat was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where she was stabilized, police said.

Three people were killed and four others injured, including a 3-year-old girl, in a vehicle crash Wednesday in Morgan Park on the South Side.

HERMOSA — A driver of a dump truck on Pulaski Road in the Hermosa neighborhood blew a stop sign and struck and killed a man crossing at a crosswalk Monday.

The people were waiting for a bus when a 34-year-old man lost control of his vehicle and crashed into the building, police said.

An 81-year-old woman is dead after a car crashed into a restaurant Saturday, striking five people on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said.

The deaths of six pedestrians on Chicago’s streets in July erased gains from the first six months of 2019, according to data compiled by the Chicago Department of Transportation.

Deanton Thompson, 24, was charged with three felony counts of reckless homicide and four felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident.

Robert Green was crossing the street when he was struck at 9:25 a.m. in the 8500 block of South Cottage Grove, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The driver told police the man stopped in the middle of the street to pick something up just before he was hit, police said.

Sergio Bocanegra wrapped his arm tightly around Alberto Bocanegra’s shoulders as the father and son leaned their heads together, overwhelmed by grief for a few silent moments outside the Cook County medical examiner’s…

39-year-old Alberto Bocanegra was shot to death after chasing a hit-and-run driver early Tuesday. He was a well-known Brighton Park community activist and former aldermanic. The gunman was driving a blue SUV, police said.

Police are searching tonight for the gunman who fatally shot a man who stood up for a bicyclist who was hit by a driver last night in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.

A 67-year-old man was killed when he was hit by car while standing on the corner of an intersection Sunday evening. At about 5:20 p.m.

Glenn Richmond, 63, was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he died at 5:31 p.m. Wednesday.

A state law was recently passed adding the "Dutch Reach" anti-dooring technique to the Illinois driver's manual, but more outreach is needed.

The driver who opened their door in cyclist Luster Jackson's path was not cited.

Teodola Rivera, 66, was struck by the vehicle at 4:57 a.m. in the 4100 block of West North, authorities said. The driver of the vehicle, a 67-year-old woman, was issued traffic citations for failure to reduce speed, failure to exercise due care upon the roadway and driving an uninsured vehicle, police said.

Teodola Rivera, 66, passed away on March 26, 2018 in Chicago, IL. She is survived by her three children, Rodrigo Arellano, Efrain Rivera and Eddie Rivera.

Octavio Navarro was driving the wrong way in the southbound lanes of the 2400 block of South Kostner when he crashed into three other vehicles.

The victim was the 5th Chicago pedestrian fatality case of 2018.

Jason Richard Kenealy, 22, and 20-year-old Lindsey Morgan were both pronounced dead at the scene, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said. They both lived in southwest suburban Plainfield.

38-year-old Christopher Cardenas was traveling southbound in a sedan when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a telephone pole, police said.

34-year-old Enrique Ramirez Cisneros was killed and at least three others were injured Friday evening in a Little Village neighborhood crash on the Southwest Side.

The operator was charged with failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the roadway. CTA spokesman Brian Steele stated that the bus had no passengers on board at the time of the crash, since the driver was heading to a bus garage.

Just before the crash, prosecutors said Cunningham was likely driving between 73 and 80 mph as he headed east on 69th Street toward Emerald Avenue. .

The 25-year-old woman, identified as Mattulia Robinson, was a passenger in a vehicle that crashed at 4:27 a.m. in the 700 block of West 69th Street.

Wyn Bradley died days after he was injured in a crash in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Police said two women were standing on the 6800 block of South Western Avenue and arguing shortly after midnight, when one of them ran out into traffic.

Carl Bibbs, 61, was struck by a vehicle Jan. 8 in the 3100 block of West Grand Avenue.

Carl Bibbs was born April 22, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois to the union of Annie Lucille and Lee Luster Bibbs. He was the third of five children. His father Lee Luster Bibbs and brother Darrien Bibbs preceded him in death. Carl attended Wells High School in Chicago, IL. Carl attended Wells High School in Chicago, IL. Carl met the love of his life, Debra, whom he passionately referred to as “Fluffy”. They married on June 12, 1975 and to this union, one son, Frank Dion Bibbs was born. Carl retired from University of Illinois Hospital as a Hospital Service Worker in 2001.

A man was charged with striking a 68-year-old man with a car last month as he walked in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Melanie Victory was driving at 6:47 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Lake when her vehicle struck a pole, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. Victory was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital at 7:30 a.m., authorities said. She lived in the same neighborhood as the crash.

The passenger, 25-year-old Cedrick Wright, was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:58 a.m., according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash near Belmont and Lake Shore Drive on Saturday afternoon, police said. The woman’s black vehicle was traveling in the right southbound lane when it slammed into the concrete abutment of the bridge over Belmont Avenue and rolled down an adjacent embankment,.

Three members of the same family were killed early Friday morning in fiery crash on Chicago's Far South Side. Three cousins, identified as Michael Battista, 48; Anthony Flores, 30; and Ralph Quiroz, 47, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two people were critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Chicago's Ashburn neighborhood involving at least two vehicles and a semi, which caused a diesel spill.