Authorities have accused an 18-year-old motorist involved in an accident that killed a 65-year-old woman of having drugs in his system at the time of the accident. He has been charged with possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, as well as aggravated DUI...
Month: January 2014
Moving companies sued for state trooper’s death in truck crash
Two moving companies and a truck driver are facing a lawsuit by the surviving widow of an Illinois state trooper who died when a truck hit his parked car and caused it to burst into flames. The lawsuit contends that the truck driver dozed off while driving. The...
Chicago man arrested in fatal DUI
A 26-year-old Chicago man was arrested in connection with a crash on the Eisenhower Expressway that ended the lives of two women in another vehicle. He remains incarcerated after being able to post $350,000 in bail set by a court. Police said that he had taken drugs...
Elevator worker crushed to death; family holds resort responsible
Chicagoans who work in areas where there is the potential for danger have the right to assume that proper safety precautions have been taken by the appropriate people. Sadly, that assumption is not always an accurate one, and tragic consequences can result. Last...
Wrongful death claimed for pedestrian killed by truck
Damages are sought for the wrongful death of a female pedestrian struck down by a speeding semi-tractor trailer owned by a company. The fatal truck accident occurred at the northwest corner of the intersection of Clay and Morton in Jacksonville, Illinois. The lawsuit...