Sunday, February 8, 2009

Elderly Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit By Uninsured Taxi

Sad story from the Sun-times....

An elderly man was killed Saturday after being struck by a taxi in the North Side’s Uptown neighborhood, about one block from his home. Minh Pham, 89, of the 4900 block of North Sheridan Road, was hit by a car near Sheridan Road and Ainslie Street, a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

The incident happened about 9 a.m., when Pham was struck by a taxi cab and initially taken in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 5:46 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said. The driver of the cab, a 60-year-old North Side man, was cited for no insurance and failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the roadway, police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien said.

Pham's autopsy is scheduled for Sunday. The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is probing the crash.

3 comments:

  1. "Failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the roadway"?? What about vehicular homicide?

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  2. The cabbie was on the terrorist watchlist...... thanks little dick Daley for a SANCYUARY CITY.

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  3. How do you get a taxi license without showing proof of insurance first?

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