1. Home
  2. Illinois
  3. Chicago, IL

Hiromi Hosono, 42, killed in pedestrian collision with trolley car at Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street in Chicago, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Fri, 09/29/2017 - 5:21pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, November 21, 2015

Woman Fatally Struck by Trolley in the Loop

A woman was fatally struck by a trolley car in the Loop Saturday morning. At 10:25 a.m., the woman, 42, was struck while walking in a crosswalk near Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street, according to Chicago Police. She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The woman’s name was not released Sunday morning pending notification of her family, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. The 49-year-old woman driving the trolley was issued a citation for striking a pedestrian in a crosswalk, police said.

Japanese professor killed by trolley over weekend 'was someone worth remembering'

Hosono was a visiting associate professor for the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management in Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Before coming to Cornell, she was an associate professor in the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Tokyo in Japan.

After a serious or fatal pedestrian accident, take these steps to help the recovery process

When someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, the first days and weeks are spent getting medical treatment and dealing with the new reality of injuries, pain, lost work, and disruption to normal life. When someone dies in a collision with a vehicle, family members are forced to deal with grief, anger, and loss as they struggle to move forward.

After a serious or fatal pedestrian collision, an injured person, or the family left behind, incur damages including the cost of current and future medical expenses, lost work and wages, pain and suffering, and loss of enjoyment of life. Go here to learn how to protect the rights of pedestrian accident victims and their families.

Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle
People Involved: 
Hiromi Hosono
Roadway: 
Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street
City: 
Chicago, IL
County: 
Cook County, IL
Area: 
Chicago, IL

Add new comment

More information about text formats
To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
12 + 3 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.