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April 30, 2008

Chicago Truck Crash into CTA Red Line: Suspect Prescription Drugs in Trucker's Possession

According to the Chicago Police Department, the truck driver whose semi truck crashed into the CTA Red Line station on Cermak last week possessed prescription drugs that were not prescribed to him. While in custody, the driver refused a urine test, a method police often use to detect controlled substances, and behaved oddly, leading some to suspect that he may have been under the influence of drugs when the truck crashed. Currently, Chicago lawyers have filed personal injury lawsuits in Chicago against the driver and have named the trucking company, Whiteline Express, in the truck accident lawsuit. Chicago Police plan to interview other semi truck drivers to determine if it is common for semi truck drivers to use controlled substances at work.

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April 29, 2008

Probe into Red Line Truck Crash Continues; Police Look to Driver

The investigation into the horrific semi truck accident at the CTA’s Cermak red line stop last week continues. Currently, the Chicago Police Department is investigating the truck crash to determine if any foul pay was afoot, if the driver’s fatigue or substance use may have caused the crash, or if mechanical error caused the truck to crash. As of today, the Chicago Police Department has only given the driver a negligent driving ticket; this may mean that negligent driving caused a truck accident.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Train Accident, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death

April 25, 2008

Out of Control Semi Truck Plows into CTA Redline Station; 2 Deaths, Multiple Injuries

A semi truck accident occurred on Friday, April 25 at the Cermak/Chinatown CTA Red Line station. According to witnesses, the semi truck appeared out of control as it hit first the CTA bus stop and then the Cermak station staircase. 2 pedestrians were killed by the runaway semi truck in today's truck accident. Multiple other pedestrians were injured and the CTA public transit accident disrupted train service. Witnesses reported that one victim was pinned under the back wheels of the truck and likely sustained serious body injuries from the truck accident. This is the second public transit accident in Chicago in two weeks, following a recent Blue Line train evacuation.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Truck Accident

April 19, 2008

Department of Transportation Statistics on Fatal Automobile Injuries

The US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics has some interesting information on fatal automobile crashes that may challenge some perceptions about driving conditions and the risk for fatal automobile accidents and fatal truck accidents. Saturday is the most dangerous day, followed closely by Sunday. Nighttime and adverse conditions are not as problematic as many think: nearly half of all fatal automobile accidents happened during daylight and almost 90% happened on a clear day without any rain or snow. In fact, fatal accidents during snowy conditions barely account for 2% of all fatal accidents.

See the chart here.

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April 18, 2008

Light Trucks Are Nearly 100 Times More Dangerous than Large Trucks

Light truck accidents, which include pickup truck accidents, SUV accidents, truck-based station wagon accidents, and utility truck accidents, occurred more than 4 million times per year recently according to the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Large truck accidents, which includes tractor-trailer accidents and semi accidents only numbered over 400,000. This means that light truck accidents are 100 times more common than large truck accidents. Of fatal truck accidents, light truck accidents accounted for 12,975 of 13,778 total fatal truck accidents in 2005.

See the BTS table here.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Truck Accident

April 17, 2008

Ford Owners Win Class Action Lawsuit for Rollover Problems

More than 800,000 owners of Ford Explorer SUVs won a products liability class action lawsuit against the manufacturer. The owners sued Ford Motors because their trucks lost valued because of the perceived risk of truck rollover accidents. Some Ford trucks rolled over during accidents or normal driving leading to serious injury, lifetime paralysis, and wrongful death. One victim who was paralyzed permanently when her truck rolled over received an $82 million verdict in a suit against the truck manufacturer.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Truck Accident

April 10, 2008

State Supreme Court Upholds $13.3 Million Judgment in Truck Crash Case

A state Supreme Court has upheld a $13.3 million jury verdict awarded in a wrongful death lawsuit for the widower of a woman killed in a fiery truck crash. The woman was driving a Ford Motor Company Mercury Marquis when a truck slammed into the back of her car, causing the car’s towing hitch to rupture the faulty gas tank. Notably, Ford previously refused to produce crash test results during the truck accident lawsuit.

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Posted In: Automobile Accident, Truck Accident

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