Wrongful Death

• Highland Park Man Dies On Vacation In Hawaii

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 28, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As posted yesterday, Hal Pulfer of Highland Park, Illinois, died while on vacation with his family in Maui, Hawaii. Pulfer was enjoying a whale watching trip aboard a catamaran owned by the Hyatt Regency, when the mast of the boat broke and the boat sank. The investigation is ongoing into the death of Pulfer but it is now being reported that Pulfer suffered from a blunt trauma to the head,...

• Jeep Collides with Truck in Northwest Chicago Suburbs

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

  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...

• Highland Park Man Dies While Sailing In Maui

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 27, 2007 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Hal Pulfer was only 48 when he died during a sailing trip he was enjoying in Maui, Hawaii on Sunday. Pulfer was aboard a 55 foot catamaran with over 50 other tourists. The catamaran signaled for help and eventually sank. Other boats in the area helped rescue other passengers aboard. Pulfer, who lived in Highland Park, Illinois, was on vacation with his family, including his three children who...

• Loss of a Firefighter

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 27, 2007 2:55 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Friends and family of William Grant gathered on Monday to remember the firefighter. William Grant was killed this past week in a collision between the fire truck he was riding on and a school bus. Grant leaves behind a wife and three small children.At least three other firefighters were injured in the accident and two of them remain hospitalized. The bus driver, who had a green light, was...

• Gary Indiana Car Crash Update

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

  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...

• Car Accident Takes Life of Two Children

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 26, 2007 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two boys that were traveling in a sports utility vehicle on Sunday were the victims of a car crash in Gary, Indiana. The two were riding in the front seat of the SUV when it crashed Sunday evening. The boys, ages twelve and six were brought to a local Gary, Indiana hospital where they were pronounced dead.There were another four people riding in the SUV at the time of the crash. No serious...

• Firefighter Dies In Morning Collision In Chicago

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

  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...

• Five Year Old Dies of Suspicious Head Trauma

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 16, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  As previously reported, a five year old girl from the Maine Township area was removed from her home Tuesday evening after police found her suffering from serious head trauma. The girl has since died from her injuries, but the investigation is ongoing as to what caused her head trauma.The child was with her parents and six other children when she was removed from her home Tuesday evening. The...

• Does Lower Wacker Need More Improvements?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 16, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Three college students were killed in a car accident early Wednesday morning after their car hit a cement pillar on Lower Wacker Drive. Witnesses said that the car was traveling at a high rate of speed but there have been no reports yet determining the cause of the accident. It could be possible that the City failed to properly renovate the road. Parts of Lower Wacker were renovated in 2002,...

• Three NIU Students Killed in Fiery Car Crash

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

  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...