Automobile Accidents

• 17 Year Old Cited In Chicago Traffic Aides Death

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

  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...

• Chicago Traffic Aide Dies After A Van Strikes Her

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 17, 2007 4:23 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Angela Jaynes, a Chicago traffic control aide, was killed on Monday after being hit by a van that was speeding through the intersection where she was directing traffic. Jaynes had only five minutes left before her shift was over when she was slammed in the back by the van when it flipped in the air at the intersection of Ashland and Archer on Chicago's Southwest side.Jaynes was only 39 years...

• Bus Accident Injures Six in Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 12, 2007 4:53 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A school bus collided with another vehicle early Thursday morning in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood. The collision caused injuries to four children and two adults. The six injured people were taken to the hospital for treatment. The four children were reported to have only minor injuries while the two adults were reported to be in fair to serious condition.There was no additional...

• Early Morning Accident on Lake Shore Drive

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 09, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Early Friday morning a Volvo crashed on Lake Shore Drive at Balbo. Five people were critically injured as a result of the crash and were taken to area hospitals including Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Cook County Hospital and Mount Sinai Hospital. There was no immediate report as to what caused the crash, but it appears that no other vehicles were involved.If the cause of the crash is a...

• Motorcyclist Killed in Chicago Suburbs

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 03, 2007 6:30 PM | 3 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Bridgeview man was killed on Saturday after his motorcycle crashed into a truck. Joseph Suski was 49 years old when he died. He was wearing a helmet but still suffered fatal injuries. The driver of the truck was not injured.The reports at this time do not indicate if the accident that caused Suski's death was his own fault or the fault of the driver of the truck. The accident occurred on...

• Car Accident on Chicago's West Side

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

  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...

• West Loop Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 27, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A car accident in the West Loop in Chicago caused seven people to be taken to Chicago area hospitals Sunday evening. The accident involved two cars and took place at Jefferson Street and Polk Street. Two of the victims were reported in serious condition. At this time there is no report of the cause of the crash or who was at fault. As the story develops further the seven people in the...

• Fire Truck Collides With School Bus on Chicago's South Side

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 23, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A fire truck was found turned over on its side this morning and looked to have possibly collided with a school bus. The accident occurred on Chicago's South Side near 59th Street and Princeton Avenue. There were injuries to some of the firefighters on the fire truck and to the bus driver, but luckily there were no children on the bus at the time of the accident.The injured were taken to local...

• Rollover on Edens Expressway Near Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 16, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A rollover car accident occurred Thursday morning on the Edens Expressway and caused some injuries but at this time it is reported that none of the injuries were serious. It took approximated half an hour to clear the accident at Touhy Avenue.There was no information on how the accident occurred or how many vehicles were involved. No information was given on how the vehicle rolled over, but...

• Traffic Aide Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 13, 2007 7:00 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  A Chicago traffic aide was struck while he was working last Wednesday. He later died from the injuries he received. Julian Alamillo was only 44 at the time of his death and he is the first traffic aide from the City of Chicago to ever die as a result of injuries received while directing traffic.Alamillo's death is an important reminder to motorists the need to be attentive and careful while...