According to the initial Chicago Police Department report, at around 7:56 p.m., the woman was crossing north near Franklin Boulevard and Albany Avenue in Humboldt Park when the eastbound driver of a maroon vehicle struck her and fled in an unknown direction. The victim suffered head injuries and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.<\/p>\n
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The 3100 block of West Franklin Boulevard, looking east. Protected bike lanes help calm traffic here, but drivers still speed. Image: Google Maps<\/p>\n
Local residents told ABC Chicago<\/a> it\u2019s common for motorists to speed and otherwise drive recklessly on Franlin. \u201c[Drivers] don\u2019t stop,\u201d Angel Rodriguez said. \u201cPedestrians try to walk across the street, but there\u2019s no help to help them across.\u201d<\/p>\n Tuesday, May 12: Motorist fatally struck Enrique Nieto, 53, in West Lawn<\/strong><\/p>\n The preliminary police statement said that around 11:12 p.m., Nieto was on the street near the sidewalk on the east side of the 6800 block of South Pulaski Road when the northbound driver of an orange Honda SUV hit him. <\/p>\n Pulaski has five lanes in this part of the city, which encourages speeding.<\/p>\n The victim was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead<\/p>\n Cesar Nieto, Enrique\u2019s nephew, told ABC Chicago<\/a> his uncle called to ask for assistance after he got a flat. Police security video shows that the two were replacing the tire when the SUV driver struck the older man and fled. <\/p>\n \u201cI was next to him,\u201d Cesar Nieto said to ABC. \u201cSo I jumped out the way because I was closest to the back bumper and he was by the tire crouched down.\u201d He said the motorist dragged his uncle several feet. He stayed by his uncle until the ambulance showed up. \u201cI was just trying to keep him breathing, talking to him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to ABC, Enrique Nieto lived in Gage Park, worked construction, and had four children. \u201cSo sad I was supposed to see you yesterday for a celebration, and sadly life took you before you could make it here to us,\u201d posted one person on his obituary<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n This afternoon, a police spokesperson said there were no updates on the case.<\/p>\n Thursday, May 14: Driver struck and killed man, 36, in Auburn Gresham<\/strong><\/p>\n According to the initial CPD statement, the victim was standing at 87th Street and Ashland Avenue around 11 p.m. when the eastbound driver of a beige sedan hit him. \u201cThe offending [motorist] then fled the scene eastbound on 87th Street,\u201d the statement says. The pedestrian was taken to Christ Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n This intersection has five or more lanes in each direction, which may have contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n \u201cThey kept going, most of the side pieces panels were off on the car,\u201d a witness told ABC Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n Carl Johnson told the station he saw the victim lying on the ground. \u201cEverybody was surrounding him, and all I could say was, \u2018Breathe, just breathe, stay with us.\u2019 It was a lot going on,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Roughly a mile from the crash site, near 87th and Carpenter, police found a damaged beige sedan without license plates, and a large hole in the windshield, but ABC reported on Friday that CPD hadn\u2019t determined for sure that it was the vehicle from the collision.<\/p>\n Today, a Police News Affairs spokesperson told Streetsblog that a 28-year-old man who lives two miles west of the crash site in suburban Evergreen Park was cited for failure to reduce speed to prevent a collision, and failure to yield to a pedestrian. Asked why the driver was not charged with a hit-and-run despite CPD\u2019s previous statement that he \u201cfled the scene,\u201d the officer suggested contacting the Cook County state\u2019s attorney\u2019s office for more information.<\/p>\n Fatality Tracker: 2026 Chicago pedestrian and bicyclist deaths on surface streets<\/strong><\/p>\n Pedestrian: 11<\/p>\n Bicycle or e-scooter: 4<\/p>\n<\/p>\n 2026 Chicago pedestrian fatalities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 On Wednesday, January 7, around 8:44 a.m., a 42-year-old woman driving an SUV\u00a0fatally struck a man, 64,<\/a>\u00a0crossing at 9498 S. Lafayette Ave. in Roseland.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Monday, February 16, around 4:12 p.m., a 37-year-old female truck driver\u00a0struck and killed a woman, 63,<\/a>\u00a0in the 7200 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue in Norwood Park.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Tuesday, March 3, around 6:15 PM, an SUV driver, 70,\u00a0fatally struck a female pedestrian<\/a>\u00a0in the 4000 block of West Foster Avenue in the North Park neighborhood.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Wednesday, March 11, sometime before 10 p.m., a hit-and-run driver\u00a0fatally struck a woman, 32,<\/a>\u00a0in the 2100 block of East 83rd Street in South Chicago.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Friday, March 13, at around 12:06 p.m., the left-turning driver of a large vehicle\u00a0struck a pedestrian in a crosswalk<\/a>\u00a0at 3960 W. 26th St. in Little Village.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Sunday, April 12, around 9 p.m., a 17-year-old girl driving an SUV\u00a0fatally struck a Fontella Wyatt, 43,<\/a>\u00a0crossing Ogden Avenue at Ashland Avenue on the Near West Side.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Sunday, April 19, at about 9:30 p.m., a hit-and-run pickup truck driver\u00a0struck and killed Minerva Martinez, 65,<\/a>\u00a0in a crosswalk at Belmont and Central avenues in Belmont Cragin.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Monday, April 20, around 6 p.m., a semi-truck driver\u00a0fatally struck Autumn Perez, 29,<\/a>\u00a0at 6341 S. Western Ave. in Chicago Lawn.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Saturday, May 2, around 2:40 a.m., after an argument, a driver\u00a0fatally struck a man, 65,<\/a>\u00a0standing on the sidewalk on the 5000 block of S. Western Ave. in Gage Park, and then fled the scene.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Tuesday, May 12, Enrique Nieto was changing a flat car tire in the street on the 6800 block of South Pulaski Road when an SUV driver fatally struck him<\/a> and fled the scene.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Thursday, May 14, a hit-and-run sedan driver fatally struck a man, 36,<\/a> near 87th Street and Ashland Avenue\u00a0in Auburn Gresham.<\/p>\n 2026 Chicago bicycle and e-scooter fatalities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 On Thursday, January 24, around 8:20 p.m., the 33-year-old male driver of a Toyota\u00a0fatally struck Roman Havelka, 63,<\/a>\u00a0on a bicycle in the 8600 block of West Irving Park Road.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Saturday, March 21,\u00a0 around 8:30 p.m., a hit-and-run driver\u00a0fatally struck Violet Harris, 15,<\/a>\u00a0on an e-scooter in the 2800 block of East 77th Street in South Shore.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0On Sunday, April 5, around 1:20 a.m., a speeding, hit-and-run SUV driver\u00a0fatally struck Damian Gomez, 18,<\/a>\u00a0on a bicycle at 63rd Street and Kedzie Avenue in Chicago Lawn.<\/p>\n \u2022 On Friday, April 24, around 4:15 p.m., a Jeep driver\u00a0struck and killed e-scooter rider Astrid Carrillo Noguera, 17,<\/a>\u00a0near 3340 S. King Dr. in the Douglas community.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-18-at-7.50.54-PM.png\")
Enrique Nieto<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Screen-Shot-2026-05-18-at-8.36.54-PM.png\")
87th and Ashland, looking east. Image: Google Maps<\/p>\n
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