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The death of e-scooter rider Alex Blacio, 16, on Western highlights the need for truck side guards, and an intuitive, citywide grid of low-stress routes
['Kirsten Lambert']
Streetsblog Chicago
“Alex is the third teenager fatally struck by a driver while riding an e-scooter on Chicago roads this year alone.
The truck driver from Monday’s collision is scheduled for a court appearance on September 29.
• On Sunday, April 19, at about 9:30 p.m., a hit-and-run pickup truck driver struck and killed Minerva Martinez, 65, in a crosswalk at Belmont and Central avenues in Belmont Cragin.
• On Monday, April 20, around 6 p.m., a semi-truck driver fatally struck Autumn Perez, 29, at 6341 S. Western Ave. in Chicago Lawn.
• On Thursday, May 14, a hit-and-run sedan driver fatally struck a man, 36, near 87th Street and Ashland Avenue in Auburn Gresham.