Chicago cop cited, crash killed 9-year-old bicyclist
By AP author
CHICAGO - Chicago police say an off-duty officer has been issued a citation after the pickup truck he was driving struck and killed a 9-year-old riding his bicycle along a Chicago street.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports the officer was cited for failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the road.
Authorities say the officer struck the child as he crossed the street in a crosswalk.
The boy was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he died.