CHICAGO, IL- According to chicago.cbslocal.com, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) has paid out $60 million in settlements and verdicts because of negligent bus drivers. Reports indicate that the bus drivers involved in accidents in Chicago should never have been hired because their driving records indicated past driving infractions. Disturbingly, when CTA hires new drivers, they…
Continue reading…Three Hospitalized After Crash in Wayne County, Illinois
WAYNE COUNTY, IL- Wsiltv.com reports that a woman and two small children were hospitalized following a single-vehicle collision in Wayne County on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The crash happened on I-64. The driver of the vehicle, 27-year-old Brooke Lewis, was traveling east when she fell asleep. The vehicle, a Chevrolet Trailblazer, veered off of the…
Continue reading…Fatal Car Crash on Route 20 in Jo Daviess County, Illinois
JO DAVIESS COUNTY, IL- According to wifr.com, a collision that occurred on US Route 20 near Stockton has killed one person and left others with severe injuries. The accident happened at about 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 20,2018. The crash involved a BMW SUV, a GMC pick-up truck, and a tractor-trailer. The SUV was driving westbound…
Continue reading…Fatal Train Accident in Hancock County, Illinois
HANCOCK COUNTY, IL- Wgem.com reports that one person was killed in a train accident on Saturday, May 19, 2018. The incident occurred at about 2:51 a.m. in Pontoosuc, Illinois. The victim was a pedestrian. No additional information has been released about the identity of the person killed. In 2016, 41 people were killed in accidents…
Continue reading…Fatal Crash on I-57 Results in Felony Charges in Monee, Illinois
MONEE, IL- According to the chicagosuntimes.com, the driver responsible for causing the accident that killed Tommy Stiso, 29, and injured a child is now facing felony charges. The accident occurred in Monee, Illinois at about 3:40 p.m. on May 14, 2018. The driver facing charges is 45-year-old Michael Rodriguez, who was operating a 2003 Cadillac…
Continue reading…Victim Identified in Deadly Crash on I-72 in Macon County, Illinois
MACON COUNTY, IL- The herald-review.com reports that 63-year-old Kathleen Fleckenstein of Decatur was killed in a car accident in Macon County on Thursday, May 17, 2018. The accident occurred at around 8 p.m. close to Harristown when the victim’s car collided with a tractor-trailer. Another vehicle was also involved in the collision. Reports indicate that first…
Continue reading…Car Accident Lawyers in Germantown Hills, Illinois Discuss Fatal Crash
Car Accident Lawyers in Germantown Hills, Illinois Multi-Vehicle Crash Claims the Life of a Young Woman Germantown Hills, Illinois— May 13, 2018 (The Pantagraph) According to a report by The Pantagraph, a nineteen-year-old woman dies in a three-vehicle wreck. The accident happened on state Route 116, near the intersection with Byerly Road. A preliminary investigation…
Continue reading…Truck Accident Lawyer in Annawan, Illinois Discusses Trucker Fatal Accident
Truck Accident Lawyer in Annawan, Illinois Trucker Dies in Accident Involving Multiple Semi Trucks Annawan, Illinois– May 10, 2018 (wqad.com) According to a report from wqad.com, the driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a fiery truck crash. The crash happened on an entrance ramp to Interstate 80, when one semi-truck collided with another. A…
Continue reading…Car Accident Lawyer in Roscoe, Illinois Discuss Single-Car Accident
Car Accident Lawyer in Roscoe, Illinois Rockford Woman Dies in Single-Car Accident Roscoe, Illinois– May 14, 2018 (rrstar.com) According to a report from rrstar.com, one woman died when her vehicle went off of the road and hit a tree. The fatal crash happened on the northbound side of Illinois 2. It was about five in…
Continue reading…Fatal Car Accident Lawyer in Union, Illinois Discusses Lick Creek Road Crash
Fatal Car Accident Lawyer in Union, Illinois Man Dies in Single-Car Wreck Union County, Illinois– May 14, 2018 (WSIL TV) According to a report by WSIL TV, a man is dead following a single-car crash off Lick Creek Road. A vehicle appears to have left the roadway and gone into the water. Details of the…
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