http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-skokie-bicycl...
The car hit Robert E. McKenny near the intersection of Main Street and Skokie Highway Thursday night, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
McKenny was pronounced dead just after 1 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, the spokesman said. He lived in the 8600 block of Niles Court Road in Skokie.
The accident happened around 8 p.m. Skokie police were not commenting on the crash.
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Rest in peace, Mr. McKenny.
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I can't ride tonight, but what a beautiful idea.
At least this waste-of-space was caught today:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/skokie/chi-emt-cha...
Nooo...
This is a depressing story but in any case I admire this man for staying on his bicycle no matter what his age or the weather. It's best to play it safe with lights, helmet, and following the rules (for your own well-being as well as others) but meh... people make their choices. I can't say I always obey the rules or that I'm as well-lit as I could be...but even if we do everything "right" there's no guarantee we won't get destroyed by some distracted driver. I'd rather enjoy my life on my bicycle and if I get taken out so be it. Any ideas on how to rally around safer cycling? Just feel so powerless sometimes...
Not to minimize this tragedy, Hilario, but cyclist deaths have not really increased much over the last few years even though the number of people out there on bikes has increased exponentially.
It's hard to know exactly how many cyclist deaths there are as reporting within the emergency response and health care system is still pretty haphazard, and whether the media picks up a cyclist death story is somewhat random. But a typical year has seen about 4-6 known cyclist deaths within Chicago city limits since I've been paying close attention (6 years or so) and this year is not much different, so far.
Hilario Vaquero said:
I'm sad to hear this news. Makes me really think twice about commuting in Chicago and the burbs. Sadly, I just started a month ago.
Trib's update from this morning, with more details. Driver wasn't charged.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/suburbs/skokie/ct-met-bicy...
By Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune reporter
November 10, 2012
Lawrence McKenney said Friday he figured something was wrong when his 68-year-old brother was several hours late in returning from his job at Northeastern Illinois University the night before.
"When I got a call from the hospital, my stomach dropped. I knew it was my brother," said McKenney, 73.
Officials at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston told McKenney that his brother had been hit by a car early Thursday evening as he rode his bicycle near Main Street and Skokie Boulevard in Skokie. Robert McKenney, 68, was thrown from the bicycle and crushed his skull, his brother said.
McKenney was pronounced dead at 1 a.m. Friday at St. Francis, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Robert McKenney regularly biked the four miles from his Skokie home to NEIU, where he worked in the purchasing department. "If the weather was nice, he rode his bike," his brother said.
Robert McKenney, who lived with his brother, was scheduled to work a half day at the university Thursday and was expected home about 3 p.m., Lawrence McKenney said.
The bicyclist was riding south on Skokie near Main when he was hit by a motorist, his brother said. He flipped over and struck his head.
He was a veteran who served in Korea, his brother said. "He was a cheerful guy, very religious and never missed a Mass," his brother said. "The pope should have his record."
Police said Robert McKenney was trying to cross the street when he was struck. The 30-year-old driver of the car tried to avoid McKenney and crashed into a pole, police said.
The investigation is ongoing, but the driver had not been charged, police said.
Northside Mass stopped over there (skokie Blvd& main) last night...talked with some some people working in 7-11 & dunk'n d's as well as a local man that filled in the blanks about what happened.
That's what we heard as well...that he was crossing just south of the intersection coming from the 7-11 parking lot. He was (by witness accounts) heading west across the 4 lanes and the driver,that struck him, was traveling south.
I realize there are a lot of unknowns here, but I wonder how fast the driver was going. IMO, one of the biggest reasons many streets are unsafe- especially 4 lane streets like this (or Ashland Ave, for example) is the flagrant nature with which almost all drivers violate the speed limits on these roads. A limit of 30 mph on Ashland, for example, can only be achieved during rush hour, bumper to bumper traffic. When traffic is light, Ashland is usually a 40-50 mph zone. Almost no one talks about this.
S.Presley☠ said:
That's what we heard as well...that he was crossing just south of the intersection coming from the 7-11 parking lot. He was (by witness accounts) heading west across the 4 lanes and the driver,that struck him, was traveling south.
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