Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• School Bus Driver Charged in Death of Pedestrian

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  As previously posted, a school bus crashed Monday morning killing one pedestrian and injuring eight others. It has now been reported that the 76 year old bus driver, Jerry Moncrease, has been charged with DUI and involuntary manslaughter. At this time it appears that Moncrease was the cause of the accident and civil charges may follow the criminal charges. Those injured in the accident and...

• Chicago Bus Accident Claims 1 Life, Injures Several Others

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 23, 2007 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A school bus traveling northbound on Garfield Boulevard Monday morning is to blame for the death of a 22 year old pedestrian. The bus driver was turning onto Wentworth Avenue when it is believed he began suffering from some type of medical condition. The bus hit a pedestrian and at least two cars causing the death of one man and injuries to nine others. There were no children on the bus at...

• Three Men Killed In Chicago Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An accident around midnight claimed the lives of three men on Chicago's Southeast Side. It is believed that two vehicles collided when one car was speeding and disobeyed the traffic signal causing it to slam into and t-bone the other car. There were several parked cars that were also involved in the accident.The families of the men killed may be entitled to recover for the wrongful deaths of...

• Chicago Man Dies In Car Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 22, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Ricardo Chavez-Cornejo was killed Sunday morning when he was ejected from the car he was traveling in on the Edens expressway. It is believed the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel causing the car to cross several lanes of traffic and strike the center median. The driver and other passenger of the car were not seriously injured.Ricardo Chavez-Cornejo was only thirty-one years old when...

• Two Killed In Car Crash Near Joliet, Illinois

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 21, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two people were killed Friday evening after the car they were traveling in on Highway 55 near Joliet, Illinois crashed. Witnesses say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed. It is believed that the driver lost control of the car causing it to hit the median and then rollover several times.The investigation into the crash continues and toxicology tests are still pending. The family of...

• Good Samaritan Killed On Chicago Highway

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 20, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Thirty-three year old Everardo Morales was killed when he stopped to help another motorist on Chicago's Interstate Highway 94. Morales was struck by the trailer of a truck and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not ticketed.The accident occurred at a very congested area of the highway just before it merges with the Dan Ryan expressway. Further investigation is necessary to...

• Pennsylvania Bus Crash Kills Two Injures Thirty-One

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 20, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bus traveling in Clearfield, Pennsylvania early Sunday morning veered off the road and crashed, killing two people and injuring thirty-one other passengers. It is not known at this time what caused the bus to exit and re-enter the road, but eventually it ended up on its side. Several of the passengers that survived were transferred to nearby hospitals in serious condition.This tragic bus...

• Passenger Killed When Car Slams Into Light Pole

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 19, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One man was killed on Thursday on Chicago's Southwest Side after the car he was traveling in struck a light pole. The car was said to be traveling at an excessive rate of speed when it crashed. The passenger in the car, Lorenzo Balcazar-Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was in critical condition.When a passenger is killed in an automobile accident, the victim's family may be...

• Chicago Car Crash Involves CTA Bus

  Jamie G. Goldstein | May 18, 2007 5:30 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An early morning crash on Chicago's South Side involved a CTA bus, a truck and several cars. The accident occurred at Archer Avenue and Ashland Avenue in Bridgeport. At least three people were injured in the accident, two of which were in serious to critical condition.There is no information currently on what caused the accident, or if the CTA or another driver is to blame for the accident. ...

• Drunk Driver Causes Accident in Chicago Suburb

  Jamie G. Goldstein | April 21, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman was rushed to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove after she was involved in an accident with a drunk driver. The 20 year old drunk driver, Lorena Baylon, was charged with DUI after causing the early morning three vehicle accident. Baylon struck the victim's car head on when she crossed over the center line and into oncoming traffic. A truck then hit the back of the...