CHICAGO â Helmut Jahn, the famous German architect behind some of Chicagoâs most impressive buildings, died when he was struck by two vehicles while riding his bicycle Saturday afternoon, according to Campton Hills, Illinois, police. He was 81.
Jahn was riding his bicycle northeast on Old Lafox Road, approaching its T-shaped intersection with Burlington Road about 3:30 p.m. Saturday âand failed to stop at the posted stop sign,â according to a news release from Campton Hills police, a village near St. Charles in west suburban Kane County.
âThatâs what multiple witnesses relayed,â Campton Hills Officer Scott Coryell said. âFor an unknown reason, he failed to stop.â
World-renowned architect Helmut Jahn, whose works include the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago and MetroWest Office Building in Naperville, was killed Saturday in a bicycle crash in Campton Hills.
Updated 5/10/2021 10:33 AM
A St. Charles cyclist was killed Saturday afternoon after a crash involving two vehicles Saturday, Campton Hills police said in a news release.
Helmut Jahn of St. Charles was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash at Burlington and Old Lafox roads after officers responded about 3:29 p.m., according to the release.
Police said Jahn was riding his bicycle north on Old Lafox, failed to stop at a stop sign, and was consecutively struck by two cars, one traveling east on Burlington and the other going west.
A driver of one car was taken to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening. The other driver and his passenger were not injured, according to the release.
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