Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Gary Accident Takes Second Child's Life

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 29, 2007 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A car crash in Gary, Indiana on Sunday had taken the life of one child and has now taken the life of a second child. Odis Taylor, who was only six years old, died at the scene of the accident. Joseph Tyler, age 12, died Monday morning at the University of Chicago Hospital. Reports have stated that the children were sitting in the front seat one on the others lap when the SUV they were in ran...

• Jeep Collides with Truck in Northwest Chicago Suburbs

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 28, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Tuesday evening a man traveling in Des Plaines, Illinois was killed when his Jeep collided with a semi-truck. The man, 26 year old Arsen Harutyunyan was driving his Jeep on River Road when the crash occurred. The Des Plaines police are currently investigating the accident.At this time there is no report as to who was at fault or who was driving the truck. If the truck driver is at fault for...

• West Loop Car Accident

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

  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...

• Gary Indiana Car Crash Update

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 27, 2007 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A previous post indicated that two children were killed in an Indiana car accident on Sunday, when in fact only one child, the six year old, was killed. The other child, a twelve year old, is alive but was seriously injured. The accident took place between two cars and it is believed that the SUV that the children were riding in ran through a stop sign causing a car to run into the SUV's...

• Firefighter Dies In Morning Collision In Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 23, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  As reported earlier today, a fire truck collided this morning with a school bus while it was in route to a call. The crash took place in Chicago at the intersection of 59th Street and Princeton Avenue. It has now been reported that 44 year old William Grant, a Chicago firefighter, was killed in the crash. There were other reported injuries including the bus driver who had dropped off the...

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

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

  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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Van With Flat Tire Causes Chicago Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 15, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Two semis, three pick-ups and three cars were involved in a crash on 130th Street Monday afternoon. The pile up was caused by a woman driving a van that had a flat tire. The van was not traveling at the posted speed due to the flat tire and was causing problems with the flow of track. A semi truck attempted to maneuver around the van but was unsuccessful and wound up jumping the median and...

• Three NIU Students Killed in Fiery Car Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 15, 2007 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Two NIU students and one Purdue student were enjoying their spring break and were returning from dinner early Wednesday morning when they were killed. The three were driving on Lower Wacker Drive in Chicago when the car went out of control and crashed into a support pillar. The car burst into flames moments later and the three were unable to be rescued.Autopsies were planned on the victims and...

• Traffic Aide Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle

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

  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...