Woman Killed In Motorcycle Crash On Lower Wacker
Three Others Injured When Harley Hits Cab
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(STNG) CHICAGO An Elk Grove Village woman who was a passenger on a Harley Davidson was killed and three others injured when the motorcycle slammed into a taxi on Lower Wacker Drive early Sunday.
About 2:30 a.m., the motorcycle was eastbound on Lower Wacker when a cab in the westbound lanes made a left turn onto North Garvey Court. The motorcycle slammed into the passenger side of the cab, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
The passenger on the motorcycle, identified as Florence Nicioli, 44, of 350 Tonne Rd. in Elk Grove Village, died in the crash, according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Nicioli was pronounced dead at 5:08 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the spokesman said. Following the crash she was taken to the hospital in "extremely critical" condition, Langford said.
The driver of the motorcycle was listed in critical condition and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Langford said.
The taxi driver was in fair condition and his passenger was in serious condition, Langford said. They were taken to Northwestern Memorial.
Those on the scene Sunday morning, including nearby residents, described the intersection where the accident occurred -- West Wacker Drive and North Garvey Court -- as particularly treacherous, since some vehicles traveling westbound and turning south, as the taxi was attempting to do, disobey the turn on left arrow only signal.
"This is a very dangerous intersection," said Langford, who was at the scene. "It's a corner that's hard to see."
The passenger side of the taxi, a Buick from Shawn Cab Co., was badly damaged and a pool of blood ran from the site of where the cab and motorcycle collided to the curb about a half-hour after the accident Sunday morning.
It was unknown if either person on the Harley was wearing a helmet, but there were no helmets on the scene following the accident.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
Three Others Injured When Harley Hits Cab
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(STNG) CHICAGO An Elk Grove Village woman who was a passenger on a Harley Davidson was killed and three others injured when the motorcycle slammed into a taxi on Lower Wacker Drive early Sunday.
About 2:30 a.m., the motorcycle was eastbound on Lower Wacker when a cab in the westbound lanes made a left turn onto North Garvey Court. The motorcycle slammed into the passenger side of the cab, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
The passenger on the motorcycle, identified as Florence Nicioli, 44, of 350 Tonne Rd. in Elk Grove Village, died in the crash, according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
Nicioli was pronounced dead at 5:08 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the spokesman said. Following the crash she was taken to the hospital in "extremely critical" condition, Langford said.
The driver of the motorcycle was listed in critical condition and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Langford said.
The taxi driver was in fair condition and his passenger was in serious condition, Langford said. They were taken to Northwestern Memorial.
Those on the scene Sunday morning, including nearby residents, described the intersection where the accident occurred -- West Wacker Drive and North Garvey Court -- as particularly treacherous, since some vehicles traveling westbound and turning south, as the taxi was attempting to do, disobey the turn on left arrow only signal.
"This is a very dangerous intersection," said Langford, who was at the scene. "It's a corner that's hard to see."
The passenger side of the taxi, a Buick from Shawn Cab Co., was badly damaged and a pool of blood ran from the site of where the cab and motorcycle collided to the curb about a half-hour after the accident Sunday morning.
It was unknown if either person on the Harley was wearing a helmet, but there were no helmets on the scene following the accident.
(Source: Sun-Times News Group Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2006. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
. I've had cabs wave me by when there's room, or wave acknowledgement when I point to a space I'm going for. I'd much rather be in a swarm of cabs than phone-weilding princesses in oversized SUVs. :robewizar 
