Chicago Cyclist Dies After Hit and Run - The Chainlink2024-03-29T01:10:57Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/chicago-cyclist-dies-after-hit-and-run?commentId=2211490%3AComment%3A1130758&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes, these things are very im…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-08:2211490:Comment:11314252019-11-08T19:02:46.332ZAnne Althttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Anne91
<p>Yes, these things are very important.</p>
<p>If you are a witness in ANY crash, please give the victim your contact info (name and phone #), even if you can't stick around. Don't count on police to accurately record your witness statement or include your contact info in the crash report. Please, PLEASE give the victim your info.</p>
<p>If it's a hit and run and you saw the license plate # and can provide any information, please write that info down so you can share it with the victim. Do…</p>
<p>Yes, these things are very important.</p>
<p>If you are a witness in ANY crash, please give the victim your contact info (name and phone #), even if you can't stick around. Don't count on police to accurately record your witness statement or include your contact info in the crash report. Please, PLEASE give the victim your info.</p>
<p>If it's a hit and run and you saw the license plate # and can provide any information, please write that info down so you can share it with the victim. Do give that info to police in a hit and run. Let's improve the odds of the driver being identified and held accountable for the damage they caused.</p>
<p></p> The victim has been identifie…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-04:2211490:Comment:11313822019-11-04T15:44:56.109ZJohn Greenfieldhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/JohnGreenfield
<p>The victim has been identified as Vincent Tran, 26, of <span>the 6100 block N. Kimball Avenue in the Pulaski Park neighborhood.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://chi.streetsblog.org/2019/10/30/police-suspend-search-for-driver-who-fatally-struck-man-on-bike-26-in-irving-park/">https://chi.streetsblog.org/2019/10/30/police-suspend-search-for-driver-who-fatally-struck-man-on-bike-26-in-irving-park/</a></span></p>
<p>The victim has been identified as Vincent Tran, 26, of <span>the 6100 block N. Kimball Avenue in the Pulaski Park neighborhood.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://chi.streetsblog.org/2019/10/30/police-suspend-search-for-driver-who-fatally-struck-man-on-bike-26-in-irving-park/">https://chi.streetsblog.org/2019/10/30/police-suspend-search-for-driver-who-fatally-struck-man-on-bike-26-in-irving-park/</a></span></p> Right on.tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-02:2211490:Comment:11310342019-11-02T03:36:43.269ZFilka Beanhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/FilkaBean
<p>Right on.</p>
<p>Right on.</p> I've been staying away from t…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-01:2211490:Comment:11307582019-11-01T16:48:17.186ZYasmeenhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/YasmeenSchuller
<p>I've been staying away from the convo on purpose (trying to take a little break) but just wanted to say this... if you ever hit someone with your car, please call it in and get the person help. People do die because they didn't get medical attention in time. Also, hold their hand, be there for them. </p>
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<p>You have car insurance and if you are selfish enough to only worry about being sued, that's what it is there for. And don't worry about losing your license or going to jail…</p>
<p>I've been staying away from the convo on purpose (trying to take a little break) but just wanted to say this... if you ever hit someone with your car, please call it in and get the person help. People do die because they didn't get medical attention in time. Also, hold their hand, be there for them. </p>
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<p>You have car insurance and if you are selfish enough to only worry about being sued, that's what it is there for. And don't worry about losing your license or going to jail because that's not how that EVER goes down in Illinois and many other states. Leaving the scene is pretty much the worst thing you can do - for the victim, for yourself, legally, and for the family of the poor human. </p>
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<p>If I am dying, laying on the street, I hope someone holds my hand and tells me I am awesome as I die. And just in case I can be saved, please call 911 because I'd really like to live. My dog needs her mom and I love life SO much. Much like everyone else that rides a bike or is a pedestrian - we all have loved ones, we are all human so for the love of EVERYTHING please please please don't ever leave the scene of the crash. And if you are a witness to a hit and run, please help the victim even if it is to hold their hand and talk to them while you are waiting for an ambulance. These things are important. </p> I am not a medical profession…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-01:2211490:Comment:11313772019-11-01T16:36:32.165ZBrian Shttps://thechainlink.org/profile/BrianSobolak
I am not a medical professional, but my understanding is that after initial injury things can be OK, person conscious, etc. but the swelling in the brain can increase and cause subsequent death.
I am not a medical professional, but my understanding is that after initial injury things can be OK, person conscious, etc. but the swelling in the brain can increase and cause subsequent death. Stunning.
Turn in your human…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-01:2211490:Comment:11307522019-11-01T01:31:43.954ZSixtyTwoPercenthttps://thechainlink.org/profile/SixtyTwoPercent
<p>Stunning.</p>
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<p>Turn in your humanity card and please, please just go live in Alaska or something. I really hope you don't honestly think this way and that you are just trolling. </p>
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<p>Stunning.</p>
<p>Stunning.</p>
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<p>Turn in your humanity card and please, please just go live in Alaska or something. I really hope you don't honestly think this way and that you are just trolling. </p>
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<p>Stunning.</p> Alas, more than half the Chic…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-11-01:2211490:Comment:11307512019-11-01T00:56:50.387Zketoguychicagohttps://thechainlink.org/profile/ketoguychicago
<p>Alas, more than half the Chicago fatal hit & run cases never get solved.</p>
<p>What's maybe more incredulous is that while we'd contend that both are too low, the fatal hit and run solve rate is better than the homicide rate, by more than2x. (45%H&R versus <20% homicide - the rate moves around and is ofter lower) Related reading:…</p>
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<p>Alas, more than half the Chicago fatal hit & run cases never get solved.</p>
<p>What's maybe more incredulous is that while we'd contend that both are too low, the fatal hit and run solve rate is better than the homicide rate, by more than2x. (45%H&R versus <20% homicide - the rate moves around and is ofter lower) Related reading:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/07/25/744903181/police-data-most-fatal-hit-and-run-crashes-in-chicago-go-unsolved">https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/07/25/744903181/police-data-most-fatal-hit-and-run-crashes-in-chicago-go-unsolved</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/21/chicago-police-homicide-clearance-rate-killing-murder-shooting/1368099002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/09/21/chicago-police-homicide-clearance-rate-killing-murder-shooting/1368099002/</a></p>
<p></p> With the every increasing re…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-10-31:2211490:Comment:11310162019-10-31T21:02:19.070ZDavid Barishhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/DavidBarish
<p>With the every increasing reality of cameras at intersections aimed at the streets I find it weird that there is simply crickets, nothing. No leads. The time of day seems to me to make it easier to find a suspect vehicle. There are less of them at this time of day. </p>
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<p>There is no camera showing a vehicle matching the description the victim was able to give? Strange. Just last week I was talking with a friend who never uses the Go Pro his kid give him as a …</p>
<p>With the every increasing reality of cameras at intersections aimed at the streets I find it weird that there is simply crickets, nothing. No leads. The time of day seems to me to make it easier to find a suspect vehicle. There are less of them at this time of day. </p>
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<p>There is no camera showing a vehicle matching the description the victim was able to give? Strange. Just last week I was talking with a friend who never uses the Go Pro his kid give him as a gift. I agreed thinking, "it's kind of cool, but would I use it?" I wonder if I need to revisit that thought process. Yes, this would be for litigation purposes. If I get erased from the street and my body and bike mangled I want my wife and my daughters to pursue the driver of that vehicle. It will not do me any good but it would do something for them. It will not get me back and it will not erase the pain in their hearts but it's the best we can offer and they would deserve something for my erasure and for the loss of one of the people who was contributing to the household.</p>
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<p>Let's reverse this. I am driving home late at night and I hear a bad sound and see that I have hit a bike and it's rider is on the ground. Nobody else is there. If I drive away I cannot help that rider who's life may depend on getting prompt medical attention. If I drive away I may have done nothing wrong before (perhaps it was the cyclist's fault) but I have no surely broken the law by fleeing and done something I will have too live with in hitting and running. If I drive away I will make any question of whether my behavior was right or wrong when my vehicle hit that bike more loaded against me because innocents don't run, do they?. If I drive away I will be the inhuman person who has no value for another life. Yeah, I am sticking around even if it may cost me a license to drive or my license to practice law or money or worse. </p> For someone that spouts a lot…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-10-31:2211490:Comment:11310132019-10-31T17:00:42.983Zadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdrianRohrer
<p>For someone that spouts a lot of VC "you'll be fine if you just act right on the road" garbage, you certainly seem to be suggesting the roads in this area wouldn't be safe for any cyclist from midnight to 3 a.m. Curious how you square those ideas as a VC backer, though I'm sure it'll be something equally offensive to your last post. </p>
<p>For someone that spouts a lot of VC "you'll be fine if you just act right on the road" garbage, you certainly seem to be suggesting the roads in this area wouldn't be safe for any cyclist from midnight to 3 a.m. Curious how you square those ideas as a VC backer, though I'm sure it'll be something equally offensive to your last post. </p> This is pretty disturbing. C…tag:thechainlink.org,2019-10-31:2211490:Comment:11307442019-10-31T16:56:46.956Zadhttps://thechainlink.org/profile/AdrianRohrer
<p>This is pretty disturbing. CPD called off a search for the vehicle after 10 days, and never even released a photo (which makes it sound like there actually might be one)? That's crazy. This is a vehicular homicide and a felony once the driver fled. This type of investigation should never be "suspended," and especially not after less than two weeks. </p>
<p>This is pretty disturbing. CPD called off a search for the vehicle after 10 days, and never even released a photo (which makes it sound like there actually might be one)? That's crazy. This is a vehicular homicide and a felony once the driver fled. This type of investigation should never be "suspended," and especially not after less than two weeks. </p>