# @nbcchicago on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZWCg_VDgXY
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66589830-nbcchicago-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/747c3be439.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-06-09T00:05:16.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) — https://gondola.cc/nbcchicago

## Caption

Tributes poured in on Saturday for Riley O'Neil , a Chicago city employee who led its bike parking program for years after he was struck and killed while biking in Bridgeport.

Witnesses told NBC Chicago that O'Neil was riding in a bike lane when the driver of a car opened a door in front of him, causing him to lose control before he was struck by a semi-truck driver who was traveling behind him before the initial collision.

A mangled bike could be seen in the roadway in the aftermath of the crash. Though there is a bike lane on the stretch of Halsted where the crash occurred, it is designated only by a white painted line and is not concrete protected.

Police cited the driver of the vehicle that opened the door in front of O'Neil for "unsafe opening" of a car door, parking in a prohibited area, driving on a suspended license and operating an uninsured vehicle.

#BikerSafety  #chicago #bridgeport

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- **Views:** 24,569
- **Likes:** 2,209
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- **Comments:** 133

## Tags

bikersafety, bridgeport, chicago

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