Posts tagged wrongful death

• 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...

• 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...

• Minneapolis Bridge Death Toll Stands at 13

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 22, 2007 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  On Monday the last known missing person's body was pulled from the water where the Minneapolis Interstate 35W bridge once stood. Gregory Jolstad was a 45 year old construction worker that died in the collapse. He was part of the bridge's resurfacing crew. The official death toll now stands at 13.The bridge collapse has raised a lot of questions and concerns about bridge construction around...

• Five Year Old Dies of Suspicious Head Trauma

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 16, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  As previously reported, a five year old girl from the Maine Township area was removed from her home Tuesday evening after police found her suffering from serious head trauma. The girl has since died from her injuries, but the investigation is ongoing as to what caused her head trauma.The child was with her parents and six other children when she was removed from her home Tuesday evening. The...

• 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.

• Park Ridge Boy Hit and Killed by Semi-Truck

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 12:00 PM | 1 CommentChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Thirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truck collided with the boy, but it appears that the truck was not speeding at the time. The family...

• 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...

• Chicago Man Dies In Car Crash(2)

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 26, 2007 5:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Carlos R. Daniels of Chicago, Illinois died Wednesday after he lost control of his car and it crashed into a tree. It is believed that Daniels, who was driving a Ford Escape SUV, was side swiped by another car that was traveling on Chicago Avenue. At this time there are no suspects in the hit and run.Daniels was the only person in the car at the time of the accident. His family may be able to...

• 2 Killed In Chicago Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | September 04, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A van driving on Chicago's Stevenson Expressway on Monday afternoon crashed after brake failure. The accident caused the death of two people, one a 17 year old girl and the other a man who was believed to be in his 20s. The crash occurred near County Line Road in Burr Ridge, Illinois around 12:15 p.m shortly after the van entered the expressway.The van was lent to a Chicago labor agency, and...