Bridgeport Man Killed in Collision With Chicago Police Vehicle

Lin, a Bridgeport resident, was riding a stand-up electric scooter when it collided with a marked police vehicle around 12:30 a.m. on November 5. The officers were on patrol and traveling north on South Princeton Avenue, police said. The collision happened in the 3200 block of the avenue.

Chicago Fire Department personnel treated Lin at the scene before ambulance crews transported him to Stroger Hospital; hospital staff declared him dead at 1:15 a.m. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him on November 9. The office said the autopsy findings were inconclusive.

The two officers in the vehicle were also taken to a hospital for treatment. Police have not said whether they were injured or were examined as a precaution. The department’s Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating; the circumstances of the collision remain under review.

Some nearby residents questioned police driving, while others said scooter and bicycle riders often disregard traffic signals. Sira Rivera, who lives near the scene, said he had concerns about officers’ driving in the neighborhood. A resident identified only as Frank said riders should obey the same stop signs and signals as motorists.

The concerns came one day after a 67-year-old scooter rider was killed in a separate collision with an SUV in North Park. Rivera and Frank did not witness Lin’s crash.