CHICAGO (VINnews) – A 9-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy riding a bicycle Wednesday evening in West Rogers Park was Killed after being struck by a pickup truck driven by an off-duty Chicago police officer.
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Police say the 48 year old officer who they didn’t name, struck Hershel Weinberger in a crosswalk around 8 p.m. in the 7300 block of North Sacramento Avenue.
Hershel was a twin and had two other brothers. Baruch Hertz, a rabbi at Congregation B’nei Ruven, told Chicago Sun Times that Hershel “was a loved kid. He was a very nice boy, had a smile on his face at all times … It’s a huge shock for the community.”
The officer took a Breathalyzer test that was negative, and no citations or charges have been filed.
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Tragic as the death o fthis
Poor child is, I fail to see what possible connection his religious affiliation has. I am certain הקדוש ברוך הוא. weeps for everyone, child or adult, who dies by human negligence. המקום ינחם אותם ושלרא ידעו יותר צער.
Boruch Dayan HaEmes
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