On June 10, 2020, a 77-year-old Naperville man and a 71-year-old Naperville woman were hit by a car at Hobson Road and Wehrli Road in Naperville. The male victim, whose identity has not been released yet, was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at a local hospital....
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Pedestrian Accidents
Schaumburg Drunk Driver Kills Pregnant Mother of Four
On October 8, 2018, Hinigo Olvera, 67, struck and killed a pregnant woman near Lake Street and Park Avenue in Streamwood, Illinois at 7:30 p.m. Authorities say Olvera, who previously faced a DUI charge in 2013, was under the influence while driving his truck when he...
ARE DRIVERLESS CARS TRULY AS SAFE AS WE THINK THEY ARE?
On March 19th, the first pedestrian death as a result of a driverless car occurred in Tempe, Arizona. Arizona has been a strong proponent of the driverless technology. It has quickly cut regulations and opened its public roads to driverless cars in an attempt to lure...
45 Year Old Woodridge Woman Struck and Killed on Halloween
On October 31, 2017, a 45 year-old Woodridge woman was hit by a car at Route 53 and High Tail Drive in Woodridge. The victim, Cindy Higgins, was found injured at the intersection by police and transported to Edward Hospital in Naperville where she died from her...
How To Cross The Street (And Live To Tell About It)
Pedestrians of all ages are at risk of being hit and injured by a motor vehicle. Historically, male pedestrians are more likely to be injured than female pedestrians - and teen and young adult pedestrians are more likely to require medical treatment for crash related...
Aurora Man Struck by Car in Sugar Grove
On December 15, 2015, at approximately 9:27 a.m., a 20 year-old Aurora man was critically injured when he was struck by another vehicle in Sugar Grove. Police say the crash occurred on westbound Galena Boulevard at Route 56 when the Aurora man's Toyota Yaris became...
Bensenville Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run
A Bensenville woman was struck by a pickup truck while crossing the sidewalk on the 1000 block of West Irving Park Road in Bensenville, Illinois on October 23, 2015. Police say the driver of the truck was exiting the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot when the driver struck...
Naperville Man Crossing Street Struck by Car
A Naperville man was struck by a car when crossing Modaff Road near Bailey Road in Naperville, Illinois on October 8, 2015. Police provided in a release that the crash occurred at 6:25 a.m. when the driver of a blue 2015 Mazda CX5, traveling south on Modaff Road,...
Bartlett Woman Struck, Killed By Car
A Bartlett woman was struck and killed on US Route 20 near Lambert Lane in Bartlett, Illinois on September 28, 2015. Police say the crash occurred around 5:30 a.m. when the driver, headed east on US Route 20, struck the woman. It is unclear if the woman was crossing...
Naperville-area Pedestrian Killed in Wheaton Car Crash
A Naperville-area woman was struck and killed near the intersection of Butterfield and Naperville Roads in Wheaton, Illinois on September 16, 2015. Police say the crash occurred around 8:00 p.m. when the driver, headed east on Butterfield Road, struck the pedestrian...