Overview
- A crash on July 20 left a 45-year-old woman with catastrophic injuries after a yellow motorized dirt bike struck her on the Lakefront Trail just south of North Avenue.
- Chicago police escalated the case to the department’s Major Accident Investigation Unit because of the severity of the victim’s injuries and say she remains in critical condition.
- Investigators released a surveillance photo showing a man in dark clothing and a black ski mask riding a yellow dirt bike and say the rider has not yet been identified or arrested.
- Police asked anyone with video or information to call detectives at 312-745-4521 or submit an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com and to reference case number JK346606.
- Trail users and reporters say heavier, faster motorized bikes and modified e-bikes that can exceed speed caps are an escalating danger on the 18-mile Lakefront Trail and could lead to tougher enforcement or new safety rules.