Source: A male bicyclist was pronounced dead this morning after being struck by a truck in the Noble Square neighborhood, officials said. The accident happened at the intersection of Ashland Avenue and Augusta Boulevard at about 10 a.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli. The truck and the bicycle were traveling westbound on Augusta when the driver of the truck tried to make a right turn onto Ashland Avenue and struck the bicyclist, Mirabelli said. The driver of the truck, Danny Darling, 47, of Michigan City, Ind., remained at the scene and was ticketed for making an improper right turn, Mirabelli said. Chicago Fire Department paramedics took the victim to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, officials said. The Cook County medical examiner's office said the man was in his 50s and was pronounced dead at 10:35 a.m.
Collision Data
Crash time: between 9 a.m. and 11:59 a.m.
Closest Intersection: Ashland Ave
Land use: Urban
Road type: Urban Arterial
Where on the road the collision happened: Intersection
Collision type: Right hook
Driver Data
Vehicle type: Large Trucks
If truck: Unknown
At crash time driver was: Failure to Yield
Sources
Source: News ReportType: Newspaper
Pos/Neg: Neutral
Link if Website: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-bicyclist-dies-after-accident-in-noble-square-neighborhood-20121031,0,6511919.story
Legal Status
Legal status: MisdemeanorAgainst: Against Driver
Civil Suit filed?:
Settled?:
In favor of:
Type of Charge: ticketed for making an improper right turn

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