Source: A bicyclist died Thursday night after she collided with an ice cream truck in the South Side Chatham neighborhood. The 23-year-old woman was riding a bike in the 8700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when she collided with a truck about 8:40 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. It was an ice cream truck, a source said. The woman was identified as Caprice Cunningham, of the 8600 block of South Ingleside Avenue, and she was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn about 9:11 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. The police Major Accidents Investigation Unit is investigating.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 6 p.m. and 8:59 p.m.
Closest Intersection: 8700 S Cottage Grove Ave
Land use: Urban
Road type: Urban Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Intersection
Collision type: T-hit
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Large Trucks
If truck: Commercial Truck
At crash time driver was: Operating the Vehicle in Careless or Inattentive Manner
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Negative
Link if Website: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/13751032-418/bicyclist-killed-after-colliding-with-ice-cream-truck.html
Source: News Report
Type: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Negative
Link if Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-woman-on-bike-dies-after-colliding-with-truck-20120713,0,6966866.story
Source: News Report
Type: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-woman-on-bike-dies-after-colliding-with-truck-20120713,0,6966866.story
Legal Status
Legal status: MisdemeanorAgainst: Against Driver
Civil Suit filed?:
Settled?:
In favor of:
Type of Charge: Driving while license suspended or revoked; operating a vehicle without insurance; violating restrictions on her driver's license; driving an unsafe vehicle
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