Posts tagged motor vehicle accidents

• DUI Car Accident Kills Two, Injures Another

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman and her best friend were killed just a couple of days before Christmas when the pickup they were riding in veered off the road and hit a tree. The driver of the pickup was treated for injuries, and it was discovered she was impaired at the time of the crash. The three were out Christmas shopping at the time.According to authorities, it was the second DUI for Yolanda Rivera, the driver...

• Dram Shop Act limits adjusted

  Barry Doyle | January 31, 2007 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Under an Illinois law known as the Dram Shop Act, persons injured by intoxicated persons can recover damages from establishments licensed to sell liquor by the State of Illinois which sold or gave liquor to the intoxicated person. However, the amount recoverable in damages is capped. That amount is adjusted annually in accordance with a consumer price index.State Comptroller Dan Hynes, whose...

• Two Killed In Car Crash Near Joliet, Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two people were killed Friday evening after the car they were traveling in on Highway 55 near Joliet, Illinois crashed. Witnesses say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. It is believed that the driver lost control of the car causing it to hit the median and then rollover several times.The investigation into the crash continues and toxicology tests are still pending. The family of...

• 17 Year Old Cited In Chicago Traffic Aides Death

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 18, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Angela Jaynes died Monday after being struck by a van while she was working as a Chicago traffic aide. It has now been reported that the driver of the vehicle was a 17 year old with no license and no insurance. He was speeding and ran the red light at the intersection where Jaynes was working. This is the second traffic control aide to be hit and killed on the job in Chicago in only six...

• Video of Chicago Amtrak crash shows train speeding

  Barry Doyle | December 04, 2007 7:31 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the unusual features of the recent Chicago Amtrak crash is that the event was captured on video. In most personal injury cases, descriptions of the events come entirely from eyewitnesses who may describe the same event in very different ways.IThe Norfolk Southern security shows the violence of the train crash as the Amtrak train smashes into the back of the stopped freight train.Other...

• I-290 Chicago Rollover, Possible Death Others in Critical Care

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 14, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A rollover accident on Monday left at least one person in serious condition and possibly caused the death of another person. The accident happened on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago near Ashland Avenue. Three lanes had to be shut down after the crash. At the time of the report the Cook County Medical Examiner had not made an official notice of any fatalities.The people injured in the...

• Car Accident on Chicago's West Side

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 03, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sunday evening a car was traveling on Homan Avenue on the West Side of Chicago when it was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Initial reports indicate that the car was hit head on by another car that had crossed into oncoming traffic. The car that left its lane was apparently traveling between 80-100 miles per hour.Four of the people in the car were very seriously injured. Two of them were...

• Walk Much? Chicago’s Most Dangerous Intersections for Pedestrians Revealed

  Nick Avgerinos | August 18, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsChicago-Land, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If you live and/or work in the city, chances are you’re doing a lot of walking. And with the price of gas nowadays, you’re probably doing extra walking. If so, you can probably relate to CBS’s...

• Man Riding Motorcycle Dies in Grayslake Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 13, 2007 4:56 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A motorcycle and pick-up truck were involved in an accident Wednesday morning leaving one man dead. The crash occurred at Belvidere Road and Barron Road in Grayslake, Illinois. Grayslake is a far North suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The man who was riding the motorcycle was pronounced dead at the scene. There is no information at this time regarding what caused the accident or who was at fault.

• Car Crash Takes Crystal Lake Woman's Life

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 20, 2007 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jodi Retzlaff was killed when a Toyota Highlander drifted into oncoming traffic and hit her vehicle. The Highlander caused Retzlaff to slam into a truck and then be broadsided by an SUV. After the accident she was airlifted to the hospital but died later from her injuries.Retzlaff was only 23 when she died on Wednesday at Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. The accident...