Ride of Silence to honor cyclists injured or killed by motorists
Updated 5/14/2021 11:15 AM
The death of acclaimed architect Helmut Jahn in a bicycle crash in Campton Hills Saturday has renewed the discussion about bicycle safety.
Jahn, who designed the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, was killed on May 8 after he failed to stop at a stop sign at Burlington and Old Lafox roads and was hit by two vehicles going in opposite directions, according to the Campton Hills Police Department.
The crash occurred at approximately 3:29 p.m. and Jahn was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 81.
He and his wife, Deborah Jahn, own Seven Oaks Farm near St. Charles, which trains and breeds horses.
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