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Oct 21, 2009 9:09 pm US/Central

Cyclist Killed After Being Pinned Beneath Truck

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― A 23-year-old woman was killed Wednesday when she fell underneath a truck while riding her bike in the Roscoe Village neighborhood.

Liza Whitacre, of 4936 N. Winthrop Ave., was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she was pronounced dead at 12:54 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

About 12:30 p.m., she was riding a bike south on Damen Avenue with her roommate, a 24-year-old woman who was riding in front of her, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.

Both women were riding between two vehicles—a truck and a CTA bus—and came up to a red light in the 2000 block of West Wellington Avenue, Mirabelli said.

As traffic began moving, the 24-year-old woman was able to ride between the two vehicles when the Whitacre slipped and fell beneath the truck as it accelerated, Mirabelli said. She was run over by the truck.

Her roommate was not injured in the incident.

The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating, no citations had been issued as of 7 p.m. Wednesday.

An autopsy for Whitacre is scheduled for Thursday.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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