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16-year-old e-scooter rider fatally struck by driver in North Center

First publishedAug 5, 00:40 UTC
Last updatedAug 5, 02:36 UTC · 8m ago
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<p>A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the third teenager to be killed in traffic on e-scooters this year.</p><p>The teen was riding the scooter northbound in the 4100 block of North Western Avenue around 3:35 p.m. when he lost control and was hit by a semi-truck, Chicago police said in a statement.

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<p>A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the third teenager to be killed in traffic on e-scooters this year.</p><p>The teen was riding the scooter northbound in the 4100 block of North Western Avenue around 3:35 p.m. when he lost control and was hit by a semi-truck, Chicago police said in a statement. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.</p><p>Citations were pending, and an investigation was ongoing, police said.</p><p>The boy, Alex Blacio, had been riding home from work, according to a <a class="Link" href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/ayuda-para-funeral-de-alex" target="_blank" >GoFundMe</a> for the boy’s family.</p><p><a class="Link" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DV1_3RQCtqu/" target="_blank" ></a></p><p>Scooter-related <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2024/10/09/lime-divvy-chicago-e-scooter-riders-serious-injuries" target="_blank" ><u>crashes have increased</u></a> alongside rising ridership over the past few years, prompting a <a class="Link" href="https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2026/05/04/chicago-launches-e-scooter-safety-campaign-in-wake-of-recent-scooter-deaths" target="_blank" ><u>safety</u></a> campaign from the city. The Chicago Fire Department responded to nearly 200 e-scooter-related incidents in 2022.

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<p>A 16-year-old boy riding an e-scooter was fatally struck by a truck driver in North Center on Monday, the third teenager to be killed in traffic on e-scooters this year.</p><p>The teen was riding the scooter northbound in the 4100 block of North Western Avenue around 3:35 p.m. when he lost control and was hit by a semi-truck, Chicago police said in a statement.
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