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Six people, 2 of which were children, were hurt when they were involved in a car accident on the south side of Chicago on June 28th. The driver of the car lost control but no other cars were involved in the car crash. The two children were taken to the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital in serious but stable condition for treatment of their personal injuries. The driver of the car involved in the car crash was taken to a local hospital in serious condition and another passenger was taken to a hospital in fair to serious condition. Two other parties involved in the car accident refused treatment at the scene of the crime. For more information on this car accident, click here.

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A teenage girl was killed in a car accident that the authorities believe to be a result of her text messaging while driving. The teenage girl was driving in a Chicago suburb and lost control of her vehicle because she was attempting to text while driving. The police are saying that texting while driving is even more dangerous than trying to change the radio while driving. The General Assembly of Illinois is trying to pass a bill that would make text messaging while driving illegal, as a result of the increased car accidents resulting from text messaging while driving. Current Illinois law makes talking on the phone and texting illegal while driving for anyone under the age of nineteen. For more information on this car accident, click here.

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A pedestrian accident that occurred last week resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy. The car accident occurred earlier last week when a car hit the young boy who was riding his bike. The boy was hospitalized after the car crash and has since died as a result of the severe personal injuries sustained in the accident. No citations have been issued in connection with the accident. For more information on this bike accident, click here.

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Early in the morning of May 22nd, a young boy was killed in a terrible hit-and-run pedestrian accident, by an off duty police officer. The boy was killed instantly and the police officer just drove off after hitting the boy with his vehicle. The boy was riding his bike and although the light was red, the police officer continued through the light striking the boy. The officer has been stripped of his police powers but at this point no criminal charges have been filed for this hit-and-run car accident. For more information of this terrible pedestrian accident, click here.

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On April 21, two lives were tragically lost in a car accident in Sterling, IL. One victim of the accident was a 16-year-old boy. The other was a 69-year-old grandmother. The wreck was caused when the boy’s car swerved into the oncoming lane to avoid rear-ending a vehicle ahead of his. When he swerved, he collided with the woman’s vehicle. Both were killed in the accident. Read the full account of this tragic Illinois car accident by following the link.

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A car and truck were involved in an accident on April 15 that left one woman seriously injured and two others with minor injuries. The accident took place along I-55 in Maucopin County. According to a report in The Telegraph, the woman who was critically injured was a passenger in a vehicle that swerved in front of a tractor trailer towing a box truck. The critically injured woman was removed from the vehicle by emergency workers and taken to St. John's Hospital in Springfield, IL. Two children who were also in the vehicle suffered minor personal injuries in the accident. The article did not elaborate on why the driver swerved into the path of the truck. Read the full story of this car accident by clicking on the link.

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A drunk driver killed herself and caused serious injury to four others in a car accident in Prairie Grove, IL on April 5. According to an article on Chicago Breaking News, tests revealed that her blood alcohol limit was over the legal limit. The intoxicated driver crossed the center line and smashed into a Mazda traveling in the other direction. The car was carrying a man, his fiancée, his mother and his 8-year-old son. All of the passengers of the vehicle were seriously injured in the car accident and were taken to local hospitals. The drunk driver was taken to the hospital where she later died during surgery. Read the full article about this fatal car accident near Chicago by following the link.

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A trial has begun in the case of a 2-year-old girl who was killed when a sheriff deputy’s vehicle struck the car she was traveling in with her mother and sister. The deputy was responding to a call and his car was traveling at speeds of 120 mph with no siren or flashing lights when the accident occurred. The girl’s parents filed the lawsuit to help pay for funeral and medical expenses. The mother suffered a number of injuries, including brain injury and a collapsed lung. The sheriff’s deputy resigned from his position shortly after the car accident. Follow the link to read more about this fatal car accident.

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The 17-year-old driver in a fatal car accident that occurred on July 8, 2008 has been indicted on charges of manslaughter. The high school student, who is being tried as an adult, could face 3 to over 12 years in prison. The teen failed to slow down at a curve and lost control of his Toytoa Tacoma truck, causing it to roll several times after going airborne and land on its rooftop. One of the passengers, another high school student, was pronounced dead at the scene. It is not yet known whether the passenger’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Read more about this fatal car crash.

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A 16-year-old escaped from the fiery wreckage of a car accident in suburban Chicago moments before the car became completely engulfed in flames. The teen driver was attempting to run from Illinois State troopers who tried to pull the young man over for speeding. The driver did not pull over for the police officer and instead tried to evade them. In doing so, he lost control and crashed his car into a tree along a ramp of the highway. After hitting the tree, the car immediately caught on fire.

The boy was able to escape the car accident on his own and was then taken to a local hospital with no major injuries. Illinois State Police later charged him with driving a stolen vehicle, fleeing from police and operating a car with no driver’s license. To read about this fiery car crash, follow the link.

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Earlier this month, the father of a 10-yr-old boy who suffered significant brain damage and injuries in a car accident filed a lawsuit, asking for almost $13 million in compensation. The boy was involved in a fatal car accident involving a drunk driver that killed all four other people in the vehicle, including the boy’s mother. The lawsuit, filed by the father's attorney, accuses the driver of traveling at high speeds and driving while intoxicated. Additional defendants include the establishment that served the driver alcohol and the woman who let him borrow her car.

The lawsuit seeks compensation for lost wages, as well as pain and suffering for the loss of the boy’s mother. Click here to read the full story of this devastating car accident.

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A personal injury lawsuit is being filed in the aftermath of a car accident that left a 10-year-old boy in critical condition and killed four others, including his mother. The boy’s family is seeking over $13 million in damages. The man who caused the accident has been indicted with numerous counts, including driving under the influence of alcohol. The suit also names two bars where the defendant consumed alcohol although he was visible intoxicated, and a woman who allegedly lent the man the car he was driving when he caused the fatal car accident. The boy suffers from brain damage, multiple bone fractures, and a damaged spleen, kidney and liver after the car crash. Read more about this car accident lawsuit.

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John J. Perconti of Levin & Perconti has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Kane County, Illinois on behalf of a woman who was killed in a serious car accident last fall. The 32-year-olc woman’s vehicle was hit by a truck, causing her to crash into the Illinois Department of Transportation dump truck in front of her. The woman is survived by her husband and 3-year-old son, who were both seriously injured in the truck accident. The truck driver was reportedly under the influence of marijuana and half of the brakes on his semitrailer were deemed out of alignment and inadequate for stopping. Although criminal charges have not been filed yet, the death has been ruled a homicide.

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Drifting snow and icy roads are being blamed for the car accident that caused serious personal injuries to six people Saturday evening. The Illinois car accident occurred in a south suburban area of Chicago when a vehicle slid off of the roadway and into a tree.

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A 15 year-old girl recently died after being the victim of an Illinois car accident. She was struck by an automobile in a north suburb of Chicago.

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A woman was cited for negligent driving after a car crash that personally injured four adults and one child in Downtown Chicago. The car crash occurred on East Lower Wacker Drive near North Columbus Drive. A Ford Crown Victoria was traveling east on Lower Wacker Drive when the driver lost control and slid sideways into a vertical pillar causing the car crash. The impact of the car crash crushed the vehicle, with the pillar leaving an 18-inch dent in the car. The 21-year-old driver was cited for negligent driving. Five people, including a young child in a car seat, were in the car during the automobile accident. All five were taken to the hospital with personal injuries that do not appear to be life threatening. The child’s personal injuries were greatly reduced by being in a car seat. The vehicle was totaled in the car crash and towed from the scene. To read the full story, click here.

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Two teenagers died in a car accident after a speeding car packed with minors went off a road in the Chicago suburb of Long Grove. Three other children, two teen brothers and their 8-year-old sister, were critically personally injured. The crash occurred in the evening near Driftwood Lane in Lake County. The 15-year-old was driving when a Chevrolet Cobalt when one of its tires went off the road in the car accident. The car then veered back across the road, struck a picket fence and a driveway and then went airborne before crashing through several trees and coming to rest with the rear of the car against a large tree. The driver was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. A 14-year-old girl who was sitting behind the driver in the vehicle was thrown out during the car crash and was dead on the scene. A 15-year-old, 13-year-old and 8-year-old were all critically personally injured and taken to the hospital. The sheriff’s office is investigating why a 15-year-old, who was too young to have a driver’s license, was driving when the car crash occurred. At this time, no wrongful death lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A three-year-old boy was personally injured after walking into the path of a car on the South Side of Chicago. The boy walked from between parked cars into the path of the car in the 1200 block of West 78th Street. The boy was taken to the University of Chicago’s Children’s Hospital in “stable” condition with personal injuries. The personal injuries were not believed to be in a “life-threatening” condition. No citations were issued in the automobile accident. At this time no personal injury lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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No one was personally injured when a school bus with three kids aboard overturned in the Chicago suburb of Lake in the Hills. The bus crash happened in the afternoon at the intersection of Reed Road and Northbridge Drive. A vehicle and a school bus somehow collided and caused the bus to turn over on its side in the bus accident. Everyone was out of the bus after the bus accident, including the three children when emergency crews arrived on the scene. No personal injuries were reported in the bus accident. The location of the bus accident spreads over the Chicago suburbs of Huntley and Lake in the Hills. While the investigation continues, no bus accident lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A 5-year-old boy died in a car accident in Naperville, Illinois near West Bailey Road. The 5-year-old was in a car seat in a vehicle that had pulled to the side of the road when it was struck by another vehicle. He was pronounced dead at Children’s Memorial Hospital. Officers and emergency personal responded to the scene of the multi-vehicle crash. Two vehicles were involved in a crash near the intersection at Plainfield-Naperville Road and West Bailey Road and because of the severity of the crash the occupants of both vehicles were taken to the hospital for treatment of their personal injuries. The exact number of victims who had personal injuries was not available. While the car crash investigation continues, no wrongful death lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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An 8-year-old boy was killed and his brother and uncle personally injured when the SUV they were in struck a Chicago building. An SUV crashed into a building on the 4500 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue. The 8-year-old boy was ejected from the automobile and was pronounced dead at the hospital. The man driving the SUV was taken to the hospital with personal injuries. Additionally the 12-year-old passenger was taken to a hospital with personal injuries. Sources said that the children were in the back seat when the driver, who was their uncle, struck a residential building. The driver was in police custody, but no charges had been filed. The police are still investigating the automobile accident and at this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A mother and her two children were killed in an automobile accident in southwest Joliet, Illinois. A vehicle traveling west at Gardner Blackstop struck a vehicle traveling south on Illinois Route 47. The impact forced the southbound vehicle to roll several times before coming to rest in a cornfield southwest of the intersection. A mother and her two children, all from Dwight Illinois, were killed in the crash. The 11 month old infant and the three year old boy were ejected from their seats in the car crash. They were taken to the hospital were they were pronounced dead. The children’s mother was pinned in the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. The police are investigating the automobile accident. At this time no wrongful death lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A 10-year old boy was struck and killed by an automobile close to his home in unincorporated Cook County. The boy was riding a bicycle and was crossing a four-lane road with a median when he was hit by the car. He was not crossing at an intersection or crossing. The boy made it across the northbound lanes, but once he went to the southbound lanes there was a semi-truck and a van quickly approaching. The truck driver hit his brakes and avoided the boy, but the driver of the van couldn’t see the boy and struck him. The drivers of both vehicles immediately stopped and called 911. The boy was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead. Toxicology tests were administered to the driver of the van but results won’t be available for days and no citations were issued. To read the full story, click here.

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Two Children, two Chicago firefighters and four others were personally injured after a car collided with an ambulance on the Northwest Side of Chicago. Several ambulances were called to the scene in response to the two-vehicle crash. A spokesperson stated that a woman driving an Acura northbound on Menard collided with an eastbound Chicago Fire Department ambulance in the intersection, which was en route to the hospital with two patients inside. The woman’s car flipped upside down and another car rammed into it. A third vehicle rear-ended the second car and fled to the scene. Witnesses rushed to help the woman in the Acura and her two young children, who were badly bleeding, out of the car. Neither the firefighters nor the ambulance patients suffered life-threatening personal injuries, mostly bumps and bruises. The children were taken to Children’s Memorial Hospital and are in serious condition with personal injuries. At this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A 27-year-old woman was killed and five people, including four children, sustained personal injuries after an automobile accident drove off the Bishop Ford Freeway on Chicago’s Far South Side. Illinois State Police stated that the crash involved a single vehicle. The occupants involved in the automobile accident were a family, including four children under the age of 10. The car drove off the Bishop Ford Freeway and rolled over several times, coming to rest near the intersection of 120th Street and South Doty Avenue. The driver was a 27-year-old woman who was pronounced dead on the scene. Five other people were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening personal injuries. The cause of the accident remains under investigation and no personal injury lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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A bicycle accident occurred after a car driver hit and run occurred yesterday evening. The car accident involved a twelve year old autistic boy who was riding his bike when the car accident occurred hitting his bike. The bike accident left the boy with a broken leg. The investigation continues to find the hit and run driver who caused the boy to suffer serious personal injuries: he now has a cast going all the way up his leg and thigh. Bicycle Accidents and pedestrian accidents can occur when drivers are not paying attention but if a car accident does occur a driver should take responsibility. In this case, however the driver simply ran away. To read the full story click here.

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A fatal motorbike accident left one youth dead and another critically injured after an accident on Chicago, Illinois’ northwest side. The motorbike crash involved a Suzuki Burgman bike and another car. An unknown citation was given to the driver of the car who claims that she was not a reckless negligent driver and was not at fault. The one youth injured was transported to the hospital with critical serious injuries from the motorbike crash. The crash caused the motorbike to crash through a store window. Workers at the Chicago, Illinois shop were boarding up the windows destroyed by the motorbike crash into windows at the store. To see the full story click here.

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Truck accidents are one of the most deadly and dangerous types of automobile accidents because the two motor vehicles can vary greatly in size and power. Some accidents can be caused by weather or an outside force, but too many result from the negligence of the driver. In recent years, truck traffic has increased, as have complaints of excessive speed by truck drivers. A family of five was recently killed by a truck driver in an accident. The family's car was stopped at an intersection when a truck pummeled into car killing the occupants almost instantly. The truck driver is being charged with five counts of dangerous driving causing death. The driver refused to provide a breath sample at the scene, but police reports indicate that excessive speed and alcohol were contributors. A wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver has yet to be filed.

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Four teens were injured and one killed when a train crashed into their vehicle in 2006. Since then, investigations of the train accident have led to lawsuits filed by and against many different personal injury attorneys. The teens and their families are suing the city in which the accident happened and the company that owned the train and the tracks under the allegations that the tracks were unsafe. The driver and the owners of the car are being sued based on claims of reckless driving. Reasons being cited as to how the town and train company failed to make the crossing safe and other allegations cited by attorneys include allowing a stop sign to be hidden behind brush, reducing motorists' visibility; that the train was speeding excessively, failed to sound a horn and was staffed by unskilled workers; that the failure to create barriers to prevent cars from crossing the tracks when dangerous was negligent; and that the driver of the automobile failed to maintain control of the car, allowing it to be stuck on the tracks, where she then failed to unlock the doors. In addition to the teen that was ejected from the vehicle and killed, other injuries include knee injuries, spleen lacerations and pelvic, rib, jaw, and tooth fractures.

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The Illinois wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a 15-year-old in Southern Illinois has resulted in a $10 million ruling in Saline County Circuit Court. The teen was killed in an automobile accident after the car he was in was struck by a farm truck. The defendants admitted negligence; the truck failed to stop at an intersection, striking the victim's car and ejecting him and another passenger from the vehicle. The injuries sustained by the teen resulted in his death. Such a high award is uncommon in Southern Illinois, but in this case the court found that the survivors of the teen had incurred a significant loss of society and that the wrongful death warranted the compensation of $10 million.

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A new personal injury lawsuit has recently been filed by the family of a man who was run over by a car in the Durkin Park fight that occurred earlier this year. Durkin Park was the site of the clash that ended with one teen driving an SUV through a crowd of people. Despite the numerous and frantic calls to 911 that night, authorities were slow to respond and dealt with the callers with sarcasm and apathy. The man who was run over by the SUV sustained personal injuries that have prevented him from returning to his job in construction. He and his family are suing the driver of the car, the owner of the car, and the City of Chicago.

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A wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of a two-year-old boy who is the only surviving family member of a car accident involving a tow truck. The toddler, his older brother, and both of his parents were returning home after watching fireworks.

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A $1,400,000 settlement was recently reached that alleged wrongful death, personal injury and property damage on behalf of a 75-year-old woman who was killed in a car accident when the principal of a local high school returning from a school trip swerved into oncoming traffic. The woman's husband, also 75-years-old, suffered major injuries. Plaintiffs in the case also include the couple's 11 children. The Plaintiffs also received a $100,000 settlement from the life insurance policy of the principal, who also died in the accident.

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