R.I.P.

Why does this concern me? Cuz the victim is actually a distant relative. :( Note that the woman responsible for the death is driving a Ford Truck...I am sorry if I offend anyone but only morons drives a Ford.

Anyways, so sad....RIP....


Elderly Bicyclist Fatally Struck In Chinatown

CHICAGO, Ill. (STNG) -- A 74-year-old man who was killed when he was hit by a truck in the Chinatown area Saturday afternoon has been identified.

The victim, identified as Yao He, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, was riding his bike east on Cermak Road near Clark Street Saturday afternoon, according to a report from the police First Deputy Superintendent's office.

Shirley Mitchell-Winton was driving a Ford truck soutbound on Clark Street when she made an illegal right turn onto westbound Cermak Road, striking the man at 132 W. Cermak Road at 3:40 p.m., according to police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor.

A witness told police Mitchell-Winton made an illegal turn while her traffic signal was red, according to a Prairie District lieutenant. Mitchell-Winton claimed the light was green when she made the turn, the lieutenant said. He was dragged under the truck briefly after he was struck, the lieutenant added.

He, of 3138 S. Parnell Ave., was pronounced dead from the accident at 4:26 p.m. Saturday at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, a Cook County Medical Examiner’s office spokesman said. The spokesman said the accident occurred at Cermak Road and South Wentworth Avenue.

Mitchell-Winton, 55, of the 143 block of South Dorchester Avenue in Dolton, was issued citations for failure to yield, and making an improper right turn. It is possible she could face future charges or upgraded citations, Taylor said.Mitchell-Winton is scheduled to appear in traffic court at 10 a.m. on March 21, Taylor said.