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Helmut Jahn died of multiple injuries in bicycle crash, autopsy shows
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German architect Helmut Jahn killed in bike accident outside Chicago
Helmut Jahn, a prominent German architect who designed an Illinois state government building and worked on the design of the FBI headquarters in Washington, was killed when two vehicles struck the bicycle he was riding outside Chicago.
CHICAGO - An autopsy has determined renowned German architect, Helmut Jahn, died of multiple injuries from a bike accident that occurred last weekend outside Chicago.
Jahn, 81, was killed last Saturday while riding his bicycle on a village street in Campton Hills in Kane County, about 55 miles west of Chicago.
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Updated 5/14/2021 11:15 AM
The death of acclaimed architect Helmut Jahn in a bicycle crash in Campton Hills Saturday has renewed the discussion about bicycle safety.
Jahn, who designed the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago, was killed on May 8 after he failed to stop at a stop sign at Burlington and Old Lafox roads and was hit by two vehicles going in opposite directions, according to the Campton Hills Police Department.
The crash occurred at approximately 3:29 p.m. and Jahn was pronounced dead at the scene. He was 81.
He and his wife, Deborah Jahn, own Seven Oaks Farm near St. Charles, which trains and breeds horses.
After Jahn death, bike advocates say cyclists must be careful and infrastructure must help Helmut Jahn was killed in a crash at the intersection of Burlington and Old LaFox roads in Campton Hills on Saturday. Karie Angell Luc for the Daily Herald Helmut Jahn was killed in a crash at the intersection of Burlington and Old LaFox roads in Campton Hills on Saturday. Karie Angell Luc for the Daily Herald
Updated 5/10/2021 8:01 PM
In the wake of the bicycle crash Saturday in Campton Hills that killed world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn, area bicycle safety activists said more work can be done to design intersections and roads to better accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians, even in rural and exurban areas.