Illinois Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

A Belleville personal injury attorney wants a new hearing and monetary damages from an insurance company that the attorney feels bribed a witness in connection with a trucking accident in 2006. According to The Chicago Tribune, the trial has since ended, but the attorney claims that the witness that claims to have seen the driver swerving prior to the accident from her apartment could not have actually seen this because her lease started six months after the trucking accident occurred. If you are interested in more about this possibly fraudulent verdict, click on this link.

Police have released the name of a person killed in a fatal trucking accident that occurred on November 20th. The trucking accident occurred when a tractor-trailer was stopped in connection with another crash and a pickup truck struck the stopped truck. According to RGJ.com, another vehicle then crashed into the pickup truck from behind. The passenger in the pickup truck was fatally inured, and the trucking driver was a Chicago resident and had to be extricated from his vehicle and taken to a local hospital. For more information on this fatal trucking accident, click here.

A trucking driver has been cited for spilling 65 gallons of gasoline onto the Stevenson Expressway on November 27th. The trucking accident occurred near Pulaski Road and the Expressway was shut down in both directions for several hours so crews could clean up the spill. According to Chicago Sun Times, the spill was caused by a trucking accident in which the truck carrying the gasoline collided with a passenger car. The reason that the spill was so dangerous and lanes had to be shut down until all the gasoline was cleaned up was because gasoline is extremely flammable. The truck driver was issued citations for improper overtaking on the right and for disobeying a traffic control device. For more information on this Illinois trucking accident, please click on the hyperlink.

A trucking accident on I-57 near Kankakee on November 24th occurred after the driver of a truck fell asleep at the wheel. According to The Daily Journal, the truck driver lost control after falling asleep and the truck flipped over, causing traffic to be stalled for almost an hour while the truck was removed from the area. The driver was alright following the trucking accident and as of now no charges have been filed. For more on this Kankakee trucking accident, click here.

The Plaintiff in a trucking accident lawsuit has received $600,000 in damages. According to Lawyers and Settlements, the trucking accident lawsuit was initially problematic because the victim has extensive pre-existing conditions and difficult pre-injury medical records, however after it was revealed that the Defendant truck driver has destroyed certain documents in connection with the crash, the value of the case increased greatly. If you would like to find out more about this trucking accident lawsuit, click here.

A father and daughter Plaintiff were awarded $6 million in connection with a truck accident that occurred in 2006 in Joliet. The father and daughter were riding a motorcycle when the driver of a pickup truck tried to turn left at a stop sign and struck the motorcycle. The two victims filed a personal injury lawsuit in connection with the truck accident and just recently were awarded damages by the Will County court. For further information on this truck accident lawsuit, please click here.

A wrongful death lawsuit in connection with a 2006 trucking accident resulted in a $5.1 million verdict for the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff was involved in a truck accident in which his wife was killed when their car was struck by a trucker than allegedly ran a stop sign. According to staugustine.com, the Defendant tried to argue that the accident was due to poor signage and not his fault, however the jury found that the Defendant was 60 percent responsible for the accident, the trucking company was 40 percent responsible and the county was not responsible for any of the trucking accident. To read more about this trucking accident lawsuit, click here.

An eight-vehicle Monee trucking accident that occurred on November 20th killed a Harvey man and hurt two others. The truck driver that caused the trucking accident has been cited with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and improper lane usage. The trucking accident occurred while cars were stopped on Monee Manhattan Road from previous accidents and when the truck was unable to stop in time to avoid hitting the cars. According to The Chicago Sun Times, the victim that was killed was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. For more information on this trucking accident, click here.

An Anderson woman was injured on November 16th when she was struck by a tractor trailer heading down I-69. According to The Herald Bulletin, witnesses to the trucking accident claim that they had been trying to calm the woman down but that she then ran in front of the truck in what is believed to have been a suicide attempt. The truck driver had slowed down because he was trying to merge into a different lane. The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment of a broken pelvis, leg and arm and a cut to the forehead. For more information on this Anderson trucking accident, click here.

A Rockford trucking accident that occurred on November 20th slowed traffic at the 20 Bypass and I-90 and traffic had to drive slowly along the should to pass. According to WREX, the trucking accident occurred when a semi-truck flipped over and blocked both lanes for about 45 minutes. The trucking accident occurred near Kishwaukee River and luckily no injuries were reported. For additional information on this trucking accident, click here.

A Fulton County trucking accident injured the driver when a deer that was in the air after being hit by another vehicle flew into the truck driver’s windshield. The accident occurred on November 19th on Route 24 and after the deer crashed through the truck driver’s window the semi went off the road and crashed into a guardrail and then into a ditch. Luckily, the truck driver was wearing his seat belt. According to PJ Star, the truck driver was hospitalized with serious personal injuries. Please click here to read more about this Liverpool trucking accident.

A Salem man was seriously hurt in a three-automobile crash on Route 50 on the morning of November 18th. According to WJBD Radio, the trucking accident occurred when the driver of a mini-wan tried to pass a semi-truck and then struck a semi-truck that was headed in the opposite direction. The truck driver had tried to pull on to the shoulder to avoid a truck accident but the minivan struck the back wheels of the truck. The driver of the minivan was ticketed for improper overtaking and the driver and his two passengers were taken to local hospitals for treatment of their personal injuries. To read more about this Illinois trucking accident, click here.

A truck accident wrongful death lawsuit resulted in a $5.1 million judgment for the victim’s family. The truck accident occurred in 2006 when a tractor-trailer ran a stop sign and stuck the vehicle the victim was riding in. The victim was killed in the trucking accident, and her husband was injured but has since recovered. The truck accident attorney for the trucker claims that the signage was bad and the rumble strips needed replacing. The jury found that the trucking accident was the driver was 60 percent to blame and the trucking company was 40 percent to blame. By clicking on the link, learn more about this trucking lawsuit settlement.

A four vehicle collision in the Naperville area earlier this afternoon occurred when a driver that was impaired by diabetes caused a three-car collision and then veered into traffic, hitting a semitrailer truck. The truck then struck an electric pole, causing a the power in the are to go out temporarily. According to Chicago Breaking News, Naperville-Plainfield Road was closed in both directions following the trucking accident. For additional information about this Illinois trucking accident, please click on the link.

A trucking accident lawsuit was concluded and a man that was involved in a trucking accident in 2006 with a dump truck was awarded close to $2 million dollars. The Plaintiff is this lawsuit was riding his motorcycle when he crashed into a dump truck. The Plaintiff suffered was severely injured with many fractured bones and other serious injuries and according to her attorneys, Plaintiff will suffer lifetime disabilities. The car accident attorney for the truck driver allege that the motorcycle driver failed to stop at a stop sign and therefore the accident was his fault. The jury found that the Plaintiff was 20% contributorily negligent in the accident and that the Defendants were 80% responsible for the accident. For more information on this car accident lawsuit and settlement, please click here.

A trucking accident in Christian County that occurred on November 11th resulted in no injuries. According to My State Line, a truck driver claims to have not seen a train coming as we waited on the track for traffic to clear the road ahead, and it was too late to get off the track once he realized and the train drove through the trailer of the truck. Luckily, while there was a mess following the trucking accident no one was injured as a result of the accident. There were apparently no lights or arms at the intersection to warn of possible oncoming trains. For more information on this Taylorville trucking accident, click on this link.

A lawsuit is underway in connection with a trucking accident that killed a teenage girl in May of 2008. The civil trucking accident lawsuit seeks $15 million in damages. According to The Daily Progress, the trucking accident occurred when the teenager’s car was struck by a tractor-trailer. The truck driver has already been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving in a criminal lawsuit in connection with this fatal trucking accident. The civil suit filed by the family of the victim names the trucking company as the Defendant, claiming that the truck was not maintained properly and that the driving was not following the appropriate procedures at the time of the trucking accident. For more updates on this trucking accident lawsuit, please check back at this hyperlink.

A fatal truck accident occurred on November 9th and left a truck driver dead after his truck plunged over the side of a bridge and into an island. According to The Examiner, the highway patrol is claiming that investigators found that the fatal trucking accident was caused by the truck driver’s excessive speed. However the victim’s family is saying that the detour that is in place on the bridge, and that has resulted in 43 accidents in the past couple months, is to blame for the fatal accident. The actual cause at this time is not yet known, however the driver was going over the posted speed limit at the time of the accident. Information shows that most of the other accidents that occurred at this detour happened when drivers were going at excessive speeds. No trucking accident lawsuit has been filed at this time, and since the driver owned his own truck there is no trucking company that could be sued. Similar trucking accidents occur in Chicago and it is important to ensure that all safety precautions are taken by the city and also that truck drivers follow speed limits. For more in-depth information on the issues that come into play with this fatal trucking accident, click here.

A trucking accident that occurred near Farina on November 9th, involved two semi-trucks. The trucking accident occurred when one semi ran off I-57 and hit a parked semi. According to The Sand Mountain Reporter, both of the truck drivers suffered serious personal injuries and were taken to local hospitals. For more information on this Illinois trucking accident, click here.

A motorcycle struck a semi on I-74 on November 9th in Carlock and resulted in the death of the motorcycle driver. The victim was a Lexington man and the accident occurred when the driver apparently lost control of his motorcycle and hit the driver’s side of the truck. According to The PJ Star, the motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the trucking accident. The accident is still under investigation. For more information on this Illinois trucking Accident, click here.

An investigation into a trucking accident that occurred in April of this year, led to findings that other truck’s within the company were also unsafe. Four other trucks in the fleet were cited within the last 2 years. The trucking accident that triggered the investigation occurred in April resulted in the death of one person. According to Republican American, the trucking company says that they have an enviable safety record and that these trucking accident were not a result of unsafe trucks. For more information on this trucking accident finding, click here.

A verdict was been reached in connection with a trucking accident lawsuit in which the victim of a trucking accident, that suffered from severe brain damage, sued the trucking company and the driver of the truck that was involved in the 2006 trucking accident. The lawsuit found for the victim and rewarded the couple more than $18 million dollars. For more information on this trucking accident lawsuit from KRDO, click here.

An Illinois man was killed after crashing into a semi-truck in an accident that occurred on November 4th on the I-90/I-94. According to WKBT, the details of the trucking accident, such as the speed at which the driver of the car was traveling, are not known at this time. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene of the trucking accident and the eastbound lanes were closed for hours following the accident. For more information on this Illinois victim and car accident, click here.

A trucking accident trial is underway in connection with an accident that occurred in March of 2006 in which a woman was killed and her husband was seriously personally injured after their car was struck by a truck. According to News-Journal Online, the lawsuit is against the County and alleges that the County failed to warn the motorists of the “unreasonably dangerous” intersection. The cop testifying at trial, that observed the scene following the accident, says that there were no signs that the truck driver attempted to stop at the stop sign at the intersection. The truck driver claims that he did not see the stop sign until it was too late for him to come to a complete stop. The Plaintiff ‘s car accident attorney claims that the lack of rumble strip is another error on the county’s part, but the attorney for the County says that this was not relevant and that the truck accident was the driver’s vault. For more information on this trucking accident lawsuit, click here.

A train accident occurred when a Metrolink train struck a pickup truck earlier this morning. According to The Los Angeles Times, the truck was making a left turn, when it stalled and was struck by the train. Luckily, the truck driver was able to get out of the truck before it was struck. The train line had several delays following the truck accident. For more information on this train/truck accident, click here.

A trucking accident, in which a truck driver was killed on October 31st, occurred when his truck hit a tree on Indiana 157 after the tree had fallen and crossed the lanes of the highway. According to The Trib Star, the driver was a FedEx worker and was driving his FedEx truck when the accident occurred. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. To read more about this fatal trucking accident, click here.

A truck accident that occurred on November 1st in Sugar Grove, Illinois, left the driver of the pickup truck in critical condition. According to the Kaneland Chronicle, this Illinois truck accident is still a mystery to police because the victim was driving alone and is not currently able to provide a statement for the police, and no witnesses were available to say what happened to cause the accident. All that is known is that the drier was thrown from his truck after it flipped over. For more information on this Illinois truck accident, click here.

A high school student was killed in a trucking accident on October 29th that occurred on IL Route 9 near Hoopeston. The victim was the passenger in his friend and basketball teammate’s pickup truck on their way to morning practice when the driver lost control of the truck which entered the path of on oncoming semi-truck. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime and the driver and friend was issued a citation for improper lane usage. According to The Commercial-News, fellow students and teammates at Hoopeston Area High School were mourning the loss of a friend and said that he had a lot of friends. For more information on this tragic Illinois trucking accident, click here.