Pedestrian killed in Schaumburg

Would anyone doubt excessive speed was involved.? Many people drive too fast and with disregard for others safety. Obey the speed limits, drivers. And police, enforce the law. Zero tolerance.

I totally agree mike, and have no futher implications on whether to believe or not that the driver was intoxicated.!!!!!

This was in Schaumburg not Matteson. My guess from the location is that it was probably some kids walking home from Alumni Club after a night of partying and drinking and a car hit them.

Very sad. Lots of pedestrians getting hit in Chicago recently

3:30 AM...hmmm nothing good happens after midnight.

There is a lot one cannot tell from this story such as was the pedestrian crossing Algonquin or Old Plum Grove. However, I will state categorically that this section of Algonquin is a demonstration of why the Complete Streets law that became effective last week when the legislature overode the governor's veto is needed. There is no intersection for at least a mile in either direction that I am aware of with a pedestrian crossing of Algonquin in this area. Nevertheless, the Schaumburg Bikeways system connects to this intersection and, if one could cross Algonquin at this point, one could bicycle to Harper College safely. Yet it is impossible to get a signal to cross Algonquin at this intersection unless one has a car to trigger the traffic sensors.

mike urban wrote:

Would anyone doubt excessive speed was involved.? Many people drive too fast and with disregard for others safety. Obey the speed limits, drivers. And police, enforce the law. Zero tolerance.

I ahev no clue. This was not even a story mor like a media drive by. I mean there are many unanswered questions. Some of which you bring up. Other question might be what's going around 3:30 AM over there, was this paramedic on duty, taking a walk, at a club ...

There are too many facts missing - the trib is just trying to be the first to report a story that is in fact not a story - yet.

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family of this victim.
At least the driver in this case stopped and took responsibility after the accident.
Why the guy was crossing the street at that time, we don't know.
Why the driver was driving at that time, we don't know.
It was dark, raining, windy- anything is possible.
Again, my thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim and the driver in this case.

This was a horrible accident. I knew this man and his Girlfriend, he also has a twin brother. He was killed changing a flat tire. Was it raining? How dark was it? did the driver see him? we may never know My prayers And sympathy are with his family friends and The Chicago Fire Department. God Bless You Randy.

I love everyone's comments, yeah right. Randy would give you the shirt off his back. He gave his life to help other people and he did it well. Why second guess what happened. In the rain and at night, two stikes against a perfect driving conditions. ACCIDENTS HAPPEN! I wish people would look at all the good he did. Ambulance 48 is one of the busiest ambulance in the city of chicago. I ten year on the fire department and ten years before that in the private sector, Randy has touched may peoples lives. Please don't drag him through the coals. He was a good person, friend and partner! God Bless Him from all your brothers and sisters at Local 2 and the CFD!

that must have been bad!!

Accidents happen. God Bless his family.

Garry wrote:

Accidents happen. God Bless his family.

The driver in this accident had the guts and caring to stop. Quite a differance from jerk who hit and killed the guy in Matteson.

Ya I to heard that the driver stopped and tried to help.

The only, and let me stress ONLY difference between this driver and the one in MAtteson is that he stopped and the other did not. Period. So many people on posts have tried to make this a race issue. Let's pray for the victims.

I don't know who he is but it hurts me to hear that someone who was so helpful has now passed away. I work across the street from the fire department that he was just transferred to. I'm sorry not to have met him. My prayers go out to him and his family.

As if there isn't a shortage of true heroes, already.

God Bless You, Orzada family, the CFD, and especially, young Bradley.

my thoughts and prayer goes out to the family.I truely don't
understand why people don't watch were they are going I'm
really starting to wonder if these kinds of accidents are on
purpose. everyday 24hrs a day there's don't drink and drive
commercials and so on.how do people ignore that. I'm starting to wonder.

READ THE STORY. He had a flat tire... Then...

Quote:
"Orzada, who had parked his car in the curbside lane of westbound Algonquin Road, was either walking or standing in the eastbound lanes when he was struck..."

As some of you have mentioned, it's a tragedy no matter where he was.

Rob S wrote:

So many people on posts have tried to make this a race issue. Let's pray for the victims.

You're the only one mentioning race, Rod.

Mike wrote:

Can no one look both ways anymore before crossing the street? Stupid pedestrians ignore drivers. They have the right of way but that does not matter when you are dead.

Mike, you need to make some friends and stop commenting on articles you know nothing about. This was not a "stupid pedestrian." He happened to be changing a flat tire and was a wonderful person. He was someone's brother, son, boyfriend. You obviously have too much time on your hands and need to think about who the "stupid" one is.