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| Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune |
Update: 2:00 p.m.: The Chicago Tribune reports that the bicyclist was a 32 year old male who was forced to swerve out of the way of a car door that had opened suddenly when he was crushed by the semi. The driver that opened the door was ticketed. Both the state and city have laws in place that require motorists to look for oncoming vehicles, including bicycles, before opening a door into the roadway. The name of the bicyclist has not yet been released.
A male Chicago bicyclist was killed this morning by the driver of a semi truck in front of Walter Payton High School in the City's Old Town neighborhood, according to The Chicago Tribune. The cyclist was pinned under the wheel of the heavy vehicle just before 9:00 a.m., according to The Chicago Sun-Times. As of 9:45, rescue crews were still trying to remove the bicyclist's body from under the vehicle.
A male Chicago bicyclist was killed this morning by the driver of a semi truck in front of Walter Payton High School in the City's Old Town neighborhood, according to The Chicago Tribune. The cyclist was pinned under the wheel of the heavy vehicle just before 9:00 a.m., according to The Chicago Sun-Times. As of 9:45, rescue crews were still trying to remove the bicyclist's body from under the vehicle.
The deadly collision occurred as the bicyclist was riding southbound on North Wells Street, just north of West Oak Street. That portion of Wells has a dedicated bike lane. Photographs of the scene from The Tribune and the Sun-Times show the victim's bicycle at rest in the bike lane with the red semi stopped close by. The name and age of the victim has not been reported.
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