Pedestrian Struck by SUV, Transported to Hospital

Truck Hits Traffic Standard

Michael Newman Maguire, 25, of the 100 block of Evans Avenue, Toronto, was cited for disobeying a traffic control device and failure to report an accident, police said, after his 2012 Freightliner truck struck a traffic standard at the intersection of Ogden and Gilbert avenues while he was turning right from Ogden to Gilbert at 4:02 p.m.

No injuries were reported, but the truck was damaged.

FRIDAY, NOV. 1

Hit and Run Reported

An unknown driver in an unknown white vehicle struck an unoccupied 2010 Honda CR-V parked in the Dominick's parking lot at 5:08 p.m., police said. The Honda was damaged. 

THURSDAY, OCT. 31

Rear-End Accident

Hicham A. Omari, 40, of the 5500 block of South Madison Street, Hinsdale, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said, after his 2003 Dodge van traveling north on Wolf Road at 5:06 p.m. rear-ended a 2006 Toyota Yaris that had slowed to turn left onto 53rd Street. 

No injuries were reported. Both vehicles were damaged.

TUESDAY, OCT. 29

Driver Without License Causes Accident

Enrique Chavez, 49, of the 5300 block of McVicker Avenue, Chicago, was cited for driving without a license and insurance and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said, after his 2002 Ford Explorer struck the rear end of a 2006 Acura TL on Wolf Road near Ogden Avenue. 

Chavez's Explorer was stopped the intersection's traffic light directly behind the Acura, waiting to travel north through the intersection. Police said when the left-turn light went green, Chavez pulled forward and into the Acura. 

A passenger in the Acura suffered a minor injury. Both vehicles were damaged.

Look Both Ways

Arlene R. Buehler, 77, of the 4200 block of Linden Avenue, Western Springs, was cited for failure to yield, police said, after a 2009 Toyota Corolla traveling eastbound on 47th Street near Harvey Avenue struck the driver's side of Buehler's 2008 Honda Accord as she attempted to turn left out of a parking lot at 3:05 p.m.

No injuries were reported. Both vehicles were damaged.

Pedestrian, Driver Both Cited After Collision

A driver and a pedestrian were cited for failure to yield after the driver's SUV hit the pedestrian at the intersection of Johnson and Hillgrove avenues at 8:25 a.m., police said.

Janet C. Remiker, 54, of the 4700 block of Grand Avenue, Western Springs, was traveling south on Johnson in a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe when, after stopping for the stop sign at Hillgrove, she hit a woman running across the intersection. 

A witness said the minivan and the pedestrian, Kristen C. Fleming, of the 4200 block of Ellington Avenue, Western Springs, came into the crosswalk at the same time. Therefore, police said, both were cited for failure to yield.

Fleming was transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Remiker's vehicle was damaged.

There are plenty of ways to keep up on Western Springs news:

• Sign up for our daily email newsletter

• Like us on Facebook

Recent Western Springs Patch police stories: 

• Woman With Prostitution-Related Warrant Arrested
  
• 4 Accidents Reported Last Week in Western Springs
  
• Western Springs Garage Burglarized, Generator Taken
  
• 2 Western Springs Burglaries Reported Wednesday
  
• Defendant in Kelli O'Laughlin Murder Case Changes Mind Again
• ARREST WARRANTS: Wanted in La Grange, LG Park

Police Blotter information is provided by local law enforcement agencies. Charges are not evidence of guilt. They are a record of police actions taken on a given day, and persons charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If you or a family member are charged or cited and the case is subsequently adjudicated, we encourage you to notify the editor. We will verify and report the outcome.