Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• DUI Car Accident Kills Two, Injures Another

  Staff Writer | December 26, 2005 8:28 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman and her best friend were killed just a couple of days before Christmas when the pickup they were riding in veered off the road and hit a tree. The driver of the pickup was treated for injuries, and it was discovered she was impaired at the time of the crash. The three were out Christmas shopping at the time.According to authorities, it was the second DUI for Yolanda Rivera, the driver...

• 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...

• Amtrak-Freight Train Collision in Chicago Being Investigated

  Jenny Albano | December 02, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of an Amtrak train and a freight train collision that injured dozens of people on Friday, November 30 in the south side of Chicago. The investigators are trying to figure out how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time.Out of the 187 passengers on the Amtrak train, 71 were sent to hospitals in the area. When...

• 2 Killed In Chicago Car Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | September 04, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A van driving on Chicago's Stevenson Expressway on Monday afternoon crashed after brake failure. The accident caused the death of two people, one a 17 year old girl and the other a man who was believed to be in his 20s. The crash occurred near County Line Road in Burr Ridge, Illinois around 12:15 p.m shortly after the van entered the expressway.The van was lent to a Chicago labor agency, and...

• CTA Bus Involved in Accident

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 09, 2007 3:40 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A CTA bus collided with a semi truck on March 5, 2007. The accident happened on the South Side of Chicago in the afternoon hours. The bus that was involved in the accident was the number 51 bus and it was traveling northbound when if was involved in the collision at 47th and LaSalle streets. As a result of the collision between the CTA bus and the truck, ten people were transported to local...

• Drunk Driver Kills 17 Man In Chicago

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 01, 2008 12:35 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Tracy Bolden was drunk and speeding in his van in the Garfield Park neighborhood when he rear ended the car Marlon Tate was driving. Tate was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. The passenger of Tate's car, 17 year old Laura Kubiak survived the crash despite the van resting on top of the car after the incident.Bolden was charged with DUI but the charges may be upgraded to felony...

• Early Morning Accident on Lake Shore Drive

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

  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...

• Child and Grandmother Hit by Car and Killed

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 21, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It was originally reported that the only fatality to this Chicago car accident was that of a young child. It is now being reported that not only did a child tragically die after being struck by a car as she was entering a crosswalk, but her grandmother has also died. Police are also now reporting that the driver of the car was not intoxicated, however, he did try to flee the scene on foot but...

• Greyhound Bus Traveling from Chicago to Indiana Crashes

  Jamie G. Goldstein | November 14, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A greyhound bus traveling along interstate 65 crashed in the early morning hours injuring at least three. The bus was traveling from Chicago to Indianapolis when it possibly blew a tire. It was in Boone County at the time of the accident.The injured people on the bus may have a legal right to recover for any expenses incurred due to the Greyhound accident. They may also be able to recover for...

• Chicago Hit and Run Severs Man's legs

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 18, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A sixty year old man was the victim of a hit and run in Chicago's South Suburbs on Friday. Michael Cranston was killed when he was hit by a car while on Matteson roadway. The collision caused Cranston to be propelled through the air, landing with his body through the windshield of the suspect's car. His legs were severed and were found by police on Friday evening. Cranston's body was not...