Chicago cop cited, crash killed 9-year-old bicyclist

CHICAGO - Chicago police say an off-duty officer has been issued a citation after the pickup truck he was driving struck and killed a 9-year-old riding his bicycle along a Chicago street. 

The Chicago Sun-Times reports the officer was cited for failure to exercise due care for a pedestrian in the road. 

Authorities say the officer struck the child as he crossed the street in a crosswalk. 

The boy was taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he died. 

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Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara said the officer, who hasn’t been identified, says he didn’t see Hershel Weinberger before hitting him Wednesday evening, July 14.