What Really Killed This Chicago Man?
On Monday, February 22nd snow was falling at a steady rate in Chicago. It had been like this since the previous night and showed no signs of stopping.
It was ugly outside and even I had a very difficult time walking the short distance to the corner bus stop. There was ice and snow all over the streets and sidewalks.
I had barely gotten to the Midway Orange Line when a text alert message came though that LSD was shut down due to a severe accident.
LSD to us, and Lake Shore Drive to outsiders is dangerous even when dry and a clear day. Even worse, concrete planters plopped in place to hold flowers and other landscaping highlight the severe zigzag of the Drive. However city officials found out the planters had a problem: salt was getting inside the planters and ruining the plants.
On this morning, one of our Chicagoans that worked for our city was patrolling in a city issued vehicle such as this one:
Combine that and loud whispers that the city ordered the stopping of salt of LSD that very early morning.
Sgt Haymaker, 56, a former Minister and 21 year veteran of the Chicago Police Dept, was responding to a burglary call at around 5 a.m. when he lost control of his squad car, hit a pole and a tree near the very icy Irving Park exit on Lake Shore Drive.
He was pinned inside the car and died of his injuries a few hours after the accident. I come from a neighborhood FULL OF CITY WORKERS. I grew up and still reside here. It's pretty shitty that not one person can secretly produce something without revealing themselves to let this man who gave us his life, rest in peace. I would sure hate to be anyone who knows what really happened and carry that with you the rest of your life. Karma has a way of coming back to you, and so imagine if this happened to one who salts our streets or their family. What would they do then?
If you look at these photos, you can see how bad LSD was that day:
WHAT REALLY KILLED THIS MAN?
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