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Bike
messenger killed in S. Loop
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Chicago sun-Times, August 14, 2007
A 27-year-old bike messenger was reportedly killed instantly when he
was hit by a truck in the South Loop neighborhood on Monday afternoon.
The bike messenger, who was identified by the Cook County Medical
Examiner’s office as Ryan Boudreau, of the 4000 block of North Oakley
Avenue, was working when a truck struck him and killed him instantly,
according to a Central District police captain. One of the bike’s
wheels was badly bent in the collision, the captain said.
Boudreau was riding the bicycle west on 18th Street in the eastbound
lanes and made a left turn to go south on Clark Street when he went
into the northbound curb lane and collided with a northbound truck,
according to Police News Affairs Officer David Banks. The truck had a
green light, Banks said.
The accident occurred about 3:15 p.m. Monday at Clark and 18th streets,
according to police News Affairs. Paramedics were called to the scene
but the bicyclist was not taken to a hospital, according to Fire Media
Affairs Cmdr. Will Knight.
No citations were issued, according to police News Affairs Sgt. Eugene
Mullins.
Pronouncement information was not available early Tuesday.
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