Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Following the death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, construction has begun near at the intersection of Main Street and Central Park Avenue for several traffic signals.
Signs reading “Slow down. Save a child” are still up near Main Street and St. Louis Avenue almost a year after 9-year-old Carter Vo was struck and killed by a vehicle. Now, workers operating large yellow construction trucks are building several traffic signals in the area. Vo was killed at the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue on May 20, 2011. Following the death, the village conducted several studies, reduced the speed limit on Main Street and approved the construction of several traffic signals slated to be built near the area. The $308,687 construction begun recently. The devices will be built at the intersection of Main Street and Central Park Avenue, with the contract going to Lake Villa-based Home Towne Electric Inc…
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Skokie resident Hanin Goma was charged with killing 9-year-old Carter Vo in Skokie in May. On Thursday, Goma gave a Cook County judge a letter expressing her feelings about the tragic incident.
Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old Skokie resident that caused a chain reaction accident that led to the tragic death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, gave Cook County Circuit Court Judge Laruen Gottainer Edidin a letter expressing her feelings about the incident on Thursday, according to the Chicago Tribune. The letter was not read out loud and Judge Edidin was the first to see it, the publication reported. According to the Tribune, Vo's father said he would be for Goma being sentenced to a five-year prison sentence in exchange for her agreeing to plead guilty to the case. On May 21, Goma caused a three-car accident that ultimately took the life of 9-year-old Carter Vo. The accident occurred at the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue. The …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Hanin Goma, 23, is charged with driving under the influence and causing a May 22 chain reaction crash that killed 8-year-old Carter Vo.
No plea deal was reached in the case against Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old Skokie woman charged with starting a chain reaction crash that killed 8-year-old Carter Vo, the Chicago Tribune reported. Goma has pleaded not guilty to charges of felony aggravated driving under the influence resulting in death in the May 22 incident that occured near Main Street and St. Louis Avenue. Police said Goma made a left turn onto Main Street and struck an eastbound van, the Tribune reported. Goma then lost control and ended up on the northeast corner sidewalk, hitting Vo who was riding his bike. Police said that Goma had amphetamines and marijuana in her system at the time of the crash, according to police. Prosecutors and Goma's defense attorney had been …
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
In light of the tragic death of Carter Vo and Leon Goldberg, Skokie Patch wants to ask its readers: Would a traffic signal prevented either death?
Skokie saw two tragic traffic related fatalities about five months apart from each other. On May 21, 9-year-old Carter Vo was killed as he stood by his bicycle at the corner of St. Louis Avenue and Main Street. Meanwhile, Hanin Goma, 23, from Skokie, caused a chain three-car accident that ultimately led to Vo’s death. It was later revealed that Goma had marijuana and amphetamines in her system during the accident. The accident happened just a few blocks from Middleton Elementary School. Many parents became concerned, and reached out to village officials about building a traffic signal near Main Street and Central Avenue. Trustees and village officials listened, and hired Gewalt Hamilton (GH) to conduct a survey on whether a traffic signal …
Friday, October 5, 2012
After the tragic death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, some Skokie residents expressed concern about the speed limit on Main Street near Middleton Elementary School.
Editor's note: The following is an opinion and does not reflect Skokie Patch's view on said issue. If you'd like to provide a counter to this piece, please email me at georges@patch.com. I oppose the speed limit reduction on Main Street. The proposed ordinance was slated for a second reading and included as part of the consent agenda at the Village of Skokie Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 1. I had hoped the Village Trustees would vote in the best interests of the community at large and not simply follow the Public Safety Task Force’s recommendations, especially since none of the Skokie Staff representatives on that committee or the consultant supported the speed limit reduction at the Aug. 8, meeting. In addition, there were several…
Thursday, August 23, 2012
A new traffic signal is set to go up near Main Street and Central Park. The move comes after a 9-year-old was killed while on his bicycle. Meanwhile, the village also approved new terms to their vicious animal ordinance.
Skokie's most recent Village Board meeting touched on two big changes for motorists and pet owners. The board unanimously approved a revised version of its vicious animal ordinance. The following are among the more notably changes: New traffic light to be built in light of 9-year-olds death - Following the tragic accident that killed 9-year-old Carter Vo, the village approved the construction of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Main Street and Central Park, or just off of Middleton Elementary School, the Skokie Review reports. The construction of the new traffic signal will cost the village about $250,000 and will take at least six months to install. Police already direct traffic outside Middleton during the morning and …
Friday, August 10, 2012
Hanin Goma, 23, of Skokie, is alleged to have caused a crash that killed 9-year-old Carter Vo. Goma's family paid $25,000 to have her released on bond Thursday.
Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old that allegedly caused a car accident that resulted in the death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, was released on bond Thursday at the Skokie Courthouse. Goma, of Skokie, is said to have been involved in a second, different accident earlier this year. In that instance, Goma is alleged to have left the scene of an accident, according to the Chicago Tribune. Her attorney, Michael Goggin, told the judge that Goma’s extended family raised 10 percent of her $250,000 bond, the Tribune reported. See what others are saying: School Traffic Safety Update On July 9, Goma plead not guilty at the Skokie Courthouse. Goma is charged with one count of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs resulting in a death. Goma was …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Hanin Goma, of Skokie, allegedly caused an accident that resulted in the death of 8-year-old Carter Vo in Skokie on May 21. The 23-year-old plead not guilty at the Skokie Courthouse on Monday.
Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old Skokie resident that caused a three car crash that resulted in the death of 8-year-old Carter Vo, plead not guilty on Monday at the Skokie Courthouse, the Chicago Tribune reported. Goma is charged with one count of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs resulting in a death. The judge also denied a request to lower Goma's bond on Monday, according to the Tribune. The accident happened on May 21 at the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue. Goma had just finished her shift working as a cashier at Grecian Kitchen in Skokie. Goma made a right turn to head eastbound on Main Street when she struck a van heading eastbound on Main Street. Goma's vehicle would ultimately lose control and hit Vo who…
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Crime and traffic safety were the big issues discussed at Skokie Voice's open forum last week. According to an unscientific survey released by the group, almost half of the participants said Skokie is less safe than it was 3-5 years ago.
Many Skokie citizens have been alarmed by two very high profile crimes in recent weeks. When shots are fired near a train station or a 9-year-old is killed, tensions are inevitably going to rise. Such emotion served as the backdrop of a meeting on public safety last week. Approximately 150 people attended an open forum hosted by upstart community group Skokie Voice to get an overview on security in the village. Village Manager Al Rigoni, Police Chief Anthony Scarpelli and Trustee Randy Roberts all fielded questions. Not only were the aforementioned incidents on attendee’s minds, an unscientific survey of 293 people generated by Skokie Voice indicated that 47.7 percent of respondents believe the village is less safe than it was 3-5 years …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
A 23-year-old Skokie resident was indicted on Thursday for causing a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy on his bicycle. Officials said marijuana and amphetamines were present in her system during the crash.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old who allegedly caused an accident that resulted in an 9-year-old boy's death, was indicted at the Skokie Courthouse on Thursday. Goma, a Skokie resident, is charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and felony aggravated assault. She is also charged with driving under the influence of drugs, prosecutors told the Chicago Tribune. With her bond set at $250,000, Goma is waiting in jail for her July 9 arraignment. A Grecian Kitchen employee, Goma caused a crash that ultimately led to the death of 9-year-old Carter Vo, a student at Madison Elementary School, police said. Vo was struck around 5 p.m. near the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue on May 21. He was pronounced dead about an hour …
Brian Hickey
9:10 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The police have already purchased two additional radar display panels per the budget meeting last night. It also looks as if the $300,000 POLICE FUN-BUS will be acquired as well...though Chief Scarpelli was loathe to speculate exactly how many days of the year it might be "deployed" and how many officers would staff it. But we can count on it at the Forth of July festivities, Festival of Cultures… more ›