The family of Ann Marie LoPrieno, the 71-year-old Oak Park resident killed by a concrete truck driver on Sept. 23, is considering legal action against all parties involved.
LoPrieno was crossing the street at North Boulevard and Euclid Avenue on her way to Courageous Bakery when the truck struck her, according to NBC Chicago, which first reported the family's legal plans. The intersection sits right outside the Oak Park Fire Department.
Attorney Louis C. Cairo of GWC Law, who represents the family, said the crash was captured on video. "Based on the video footage that I've seen, this incident never should have happened under any circumstances," Cairo told NBC Chicago.
He described LoPrieno as someone who walked with a cane and said the footage showed her trying to run before the truck struck her. Cairo said the family's goal is to hold all responsible parties accountable.
The driver, who was coming from a job site on the Oak Park Avenue streetscape project, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to a village statement. He was cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian and is due in court later in October. No public response from the driver or his representatives to the family's legal plans has appeared as of Oct. 17.
Oak Park police and fire responded at approximately 8:56 a.m. on Sept. 23. Paramedics transported LoPrieno to Loyola University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead at 9:17 a.m. Euclid Avenue was closed between Lake Street and South Boulevard for about five hours during the investigation.
No stop-work order has been issued. The village's press release said pedestrian safety remains a priority and pointed to its Vision Zero plan, which aims for zero deaths or serious injuries on village streets by 2035. Oak Park adopted Vision Zero in February 2025.
The village is spending $1.45 million on traffic calming measures in 2026, according to Christopher Welch, an assistant village engineer. That covers street resurfacing improvements, the traffic calming petition process, treatments near schools and parks, and flashing pedestrian crossing beacons.
Haylee Johnson, a manager at Courageous Bakery, told NBC Chicago that LoPrieno was a daily regular known by name to every barista. Johnson said construction in the area has been ongoing since December 2025 and has brought heavy truck traffic through the neighborhood.
LoPrieno was pursuing a Ph.D. at Trident University International. The university plans to award the degree posthumously.
