Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Weekend Crash Kills One and Injures Another

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 27, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Victorino Lopez-Mendoza was pronounced dead early Sunday morning after his vehicle was involved in an accident with a semi-trailer truck. Lopez-Mendoza was pulling out of a parking lot near Irving Park Road and Walnut when his side of the car was hit by the semi-trailer truck. Another man was also injured. No citations were issued, and there is no current information on who was at fault for...

• Woman Killed, Three Injured in DeKalb, Illinois Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 23, 2007 3:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car crash involving one vehicle cut short the life of a 17 year old woman late Tuesday evening. The car was traveling in DeKalb, Illinois on the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway. There were three other people in the car at the time of the crash. The other woman in the car was airlifted to a local hospital and was listed in critical condition. Two men in the car were also taken to the...

• Chicago Car Crash Injures Four

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 23, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two cars were involved in a crash on the Stevenson Expressway on August 22, 2007. The crash occurred at the Pulaski Road exit ramp in Chicago, Illinois. Four people were taken to area hospitals while three others refused medical treatment. No additional information on the cause of the accident is reported at this time.The victims of the car accident may be entitled to compensation for their...

• Chicago Man Files Lawsuit After Driver On Cell Phone Causes Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 22, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  James White filed a lawsuit on Monday after he was hit by a car while he was loading groceries into his trunk. White was pinned between his car and the other man's car and believes the accident happened because the other man was on his cell phone. As a result of the accident White was in the hospital for 14 days and had to have a vein from his right leg removed and placed in his left leg to...

• Three Injured in Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 16, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Reverend Eduardo Malagon and his father and sister were involved in a car accident on August 6, 2007. The Reverend suffered a broken arm but his father and sister were in serious condition and remain in a Chicago area hospital. There is no current information on what caused the accident.The three victims may be able to recover for their injuries they suffered as a result of the accident. When...

• Chicago Man Killed While Riding Bicycle

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 16, 2007 6:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Ryan Boudreau of Chicago died Monday after being hit by a truck. Boudreau, who was 27 at the time of his death, was riding his bicycle on Clark Street in Chicago when he was hit by the truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.Officers have determined the fatal collision was an accident. However, Boudreau's family may be able to recover against the truck driver for the wrongful death of...

• Monster Truck Crash in Dekalb, Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 10, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A monster truck show in DeKalb, Illinois turned into a nightmare Thursday afternoon when the truck lost control and crashed into the crowd injuring nine people. The nine injured were taken to the hospital including Amy List who suffered a spinal cord injury and was in serious condition. Prior to the accident witnesses said that the monster truck began jumping increasingly closer to the crowd...

• Accident on Chicago's Eisenhower Injures 2

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A rollover car accident Wednesday afternoon left two people injured. The accident happened at Kostner Avenue on the Eisenhower expressway in Chicago. The two injured people were taken to the hospital as trauma patients. There is no information at this time on their condition or what caused the accident.Victims of car accidents may be entitled to compensation for their injuries. They may have...

• Death Toll Rises in Minneapolis Bridge Collapse

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The initial report of six dead has now risen to seven, and it is believed twenty to thirty people or more are still missing. At least 79 people were injured in the horrific collapse. As many as 50 cars still remain in the river, and it is unknown if those cars hold additional victims. The water is seven to eight feet deep, which is high enough to cover most cars.Videos taken of the bridge...

• Minneapolis Bridge Collapse at Least 6 Killed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | August 02, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Minneapolis bridge collapsed during the Wednesday evening rush hour killing at least six people. The Interstate 35W bridge was being repaired when it collapsed into several sections. There is information as to why the bridge collapsed at this time, but authorities do not believe it was an act of terrorism.Early estimates believe there were at least 50 cars that fell into the water and land...