Maureen Wener, 49, struck and killed by a vehicle while riding her bike at Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road in Highland Park, Illinois

Modified Date: 
Sat, 12/02/2023 - 8:42am
Accident Date: 
Friday, June 2, 2023

Identity Released for Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash at Deerfield Rd and Piccadilly Rd, Highland Park

Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded about 12:37 p.m. Friday, June 2nd, 2023 to a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle at Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road in Highland Park. The victim was transported to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Condell Medical Center, were she was pronounced dead. The Lake County Coroner’s Office responded to the hospital.

Driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of Deerfield school board member released from custody after prosecutors fail to request her held

The prosecutor and the judge appeared taken aback by the fact that someone who commits a fatal hit-and-run cannot be held in jail under the state’s new law.

Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Maureen Wener
Melanie A. Hass