Nick Parlingayan News Today

The family of a bicyclist killed in Chicago is suing the city and Metra.

Nick Parlingayan, 22, was riding his bike under a viaduct in Irving Park last year when he was struck by a car. The suit alleges construction work created a hazard for cyclists.

On May 4, 2022, a hit-and-run car crash killed 22-year-old Nick Parlingayan on the city’s Northwest Side, raising safety concerns among other cyclists.

Plans are underway to boost the number of bike lanes in Chicago protected by a concrete curb.

After recent traffic deaths, including two toddlers, Chicago advocates are calling for citywide infrastructure that would prioritize the safety of pedestrians and cyclists, a sometimes politically fraught issue when some segments of the community push back due to fears of losing parking spaces and traffic lanes.

The 54-year-old woman was hit at Saint Louis Avenue and 59th Street on Sunday, along the border of Gage Park and Chicago Lawn.

With summer looming ahead and gas prices continuing to surge, advocates fear that a busier than usual bike season could be a lethal one without better safeguards for cyclists.

The pandemic got more people riding bikes, but the number of cyclists hit and killed by cars is rising at an alarming rate. "Were buying materials for ghost bikes in bulk," one cycling advocate says.

A Chicago man has been charged with fatally striking a 22-year-old cyclist with a vehicle in Old Irving Park Wednesday.

A man was accused with fatally striking a bicyclist Wednesday night in Old Irving Park.