Illinois Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

A ten-year-old girl is being treated at the University of Chicago Medical Center after suffering serious injuries in a truck accident near Chicago. The girl was riding with her mother who lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit a barrier. The vehicle then spun across traffic and became lodged under a tractor trailer truck. The truck drug the vehicle for a short time before colliding with another semi-truck. The girl was pinned in the car and suffered a broken femur and other internal injuries. The mother was taken a local hospital with minor injuries. Read more about this truck accident near Chicago.

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The passenger of a 1991 Ford Thunderbird that collided with a tractor-trailer truck was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. According to a report, the Thunderbird pulled in front of the truck, causing the truck to hit the car. The driver of the car and three children who were also in the car were taken to local hospitals with minor injuries. Everyone in the car, including the victim, was wearing their seat belts. The report did not reveal whether the truck driver sustained any injuries in the accident. To read more about this truck accident, please follow the hyperlink.

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A 30 year-old truck driver from Spring Grove was indicted on three counts of reckless DUI and one count of reckless homicide after turning himself in on April 28. The charges were for a fatal truck accident that occurred in Kane County in October 2008. The driver rear-ended a pick-up truck carrying a man, his wife and 3-year-old son, causing their vehicle to crash into a salt truck in front of them. The woman died at the scene of the truck accident. The man and his son were both injured in the accident. The Courier News reports that after the accident, the driver tested positive for marijuana. Read more about this tragic Illinois truck accident.

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A 17-year-old driver was injured on April 27 when his van crashed into a semi-truck on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. Chicago Breaking News reports that the injured driver possibly was driving in the wrong direction on the highway when the accident occurred. Police continue to investigate and he may be charged with driving in the wrong direction. The van driver was taken to Loyola University Hospital near Chicago with serious, but not life threatening, personal injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt in the accident. Read more about this Chicago truck accident.

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On April 25, a teenage boy was killed in a dump truck accident in southern Illinois. It is reported that the boy was helping the truck driver remove gravel from the truck after the load began to shift. The driver said he would pay the boy to help. As they were working, the truck tipped and crushed the boy. No word on whether charges will be filed, however the driver was taken into police custody for an outstanding warrant and driving on a suspended license. Read about this dump truck accident.

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A 57-year-old man and a toddler were both injured in an accident on April 14 when their Jeep SUV collided with a truck. According to police reports, the driver was traveling southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit the tractor-trailer head on. Emergency workers extricated the man from the SUV and took him to a local hospital. The toddler was removed from the vehicle by his mother and also taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The truck driver suffered no serious injuries in the accident. The report did not elaborate on what may have caused the driver to drift into the path of the truck. Click on the link to read the full story of this truck accident.

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A collision between a tractor-trailer and a car has caused the death of one woman and injuries to a man and a child. The truck accident occurred when the woman’s car crossed the median and crashed into the truck. The woman, from Lawrenceville, Georgia, died in the hours following the crash, while the two passengers are being treated in the hospital. The accident occurred during a rain storm and police officers say the truck driver did not have time to stop. Read more about this truck crash.

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The driver in a fatal truck accident that claimed the life of a high school student in July has been indicted on charges of manslaughter. The 17-year-old driver lost control of his Toyota Tacoma truck, causing it to flip after going airborne. One of the passengers in the truck, another 17-year-old high school student, was killed immediately. Two other minors were hospitalized after the truck crash. The driver faces 3 to 12 years in prison. It is currently unknown whether the family of the teen killed in the crash has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in civil courts. Read more about this fatal truck accident.

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The family of two minors injured in a truck accident is suing the U.S. Postal Service after a postal truck ran a red light, colliding with the boys. The lawsuit claims that the U.S. Postal Service is responsible for the driver’s actions as his employer. Read more about this truck accident lawsuit.

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Kane County, Illinois by Levin & Perconti’s John J. Perconti. The lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a woman who was killed last fall in a serious trucking accident. The 32-year-old woman, along with her husband and 3-year-old son, were struck by a truck, causing their car to crash into the Illinois Department of Transportation dump truck in front of them. The woman’s husband and son were both seriously injured in the car crash. Allegedly, half of the brakes on the semitrailer that crashed into the family were not properly functioning and the truck driver had marijuana in his system. The personal injury lawsuit has been filed, but although the death was ruled a homicide, criminal charges have yet to be made.

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For the Northwest Herald article, click here.

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Recently, two deaths have been caused by truck accidents at monster truck shows. A 41-year-old man was killed after being crushed when one of the trucks crashed into him. Apparently, the man was struck after stepping in front of a truck. Eight days earlier, a 6-year-old boy died when flying debris at a separate monster truck show hit him. Both families have yet to file wrongful death lawsuits. Read more about these truck accidents here.

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An 11 year-old was killed in a tragic truck accident in a Christmas parade this weekend. She fell from a truck and was run over by a parade float. She was pronounced dead after suffering severe head wounds.

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The family of an 11 year old boy killed in a church bus wreck earlier this year has reached a $450,000 settlement with the insurance companies who represent the driver of the bus. The young boy died from injuries he sustained after the bus rolled down an enbankment and crashed into a tree. The bus driver was cited for driving too fast for the wintry conditions on the highway. For the full story, click here.

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At least five firefighters, a woman and a child were personally injured on the Near North Side of Chicago when a car and a fire truck collided at the intersection of Division and Wells Streets. The fire truck caught fire after the truck accident. Five firefighters and the woman were taken to the hospital with personal injuries. The child was taken to the Children’s Hospital with personal injuries. None of the personal injuries were life-threatening. The crash caused the fire truck to slam into a condominium complex. Division Street was closed in both directions while a tow truck and at least six emergency vehicles attended to the injured and the debris from the truck accident. At this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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Two children, aged 2 and 5, were killed and two more severely injured in a Texas truck accident caused in part by a distracted truck driver. The truck driver lost control while reaching for a cigarette, causing the 18-wheeler loaded with frozen chickens to flip. Moments later, a car carrying six passengers crashed into the overturned truck. A two-year-old and a five-year-old died at the scene and a one-year-old and fourteen-year-old were airlifted to an Austin, Texas hospital with serious injuries.

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A school bus transporting 21 students collided with a pickup truck and rolled over this morning in LaSalle County, Illinois. There did not appear to be any life-threatening personal injuries. The students were transported to two different hospitals with personal injuries. The conditions of the personal injuries from the truck accident are still unknown. The cause of the truck accident is still unknown. At this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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Six people sustained personal injuries when the cab section of a semi trailer truck slammed into a house on the Southeast Side of Chicago. The accident occurred at approximately nine in the evening when the vehicle crashed into the house. Three victims were taken to Trinity Hospital and were in fair-to-serious condition with personal injuries, two were taken to Christ Medical Center with personal injuries and are in serious-to critical condition and a child was taken to a Children’s Hospital with personal injuries and is listed in serious condition. The cab ran through a stop light, struck a sport-utility vehicle and crashed into the house, injuring those inside. The driver of the cab was issued traffic citations. At this time, no lawsuits have been filed. To read the full story, click here.

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The mother and father of a child born with severe brain injuries have filed a personal injury lawsuit arising from the truck accident where their unborn child sustained serious injuries. Both parents were severely injured in the accident but they did not know that their daughter would continue to suffer until she was born. The child was born with severe brain injuries that impede her ability to breath, swallow, and also to see. This devastating car and truck accident involved a stolen truck that police chased at speed. The truck crashed into the family’s car and resulted in serious auto accident injuries. The mother and father are seeking $14 Million in damages for the truck accident.

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Truck accidents are one of the most deadly and dangerous types of automobile accidents because the two motor vehicles can vary greatly in size and power. Some accidents can be caused by weather or an outside force, but too many result from the negligence of the driver. In recent years, truck traffic has increased, as have complaints of excessive speed by truck drivers. A family of five was recently killed by a truck driver in an accident. The family's car was stopped at an intersection when a truck pummeled into car killing the occupants almost instantly. The truck driver is being charged with five counts of dangerous driving causing death. The driver refused to provide a breath sample at the scene, but police reports indicate that excessive speed and alcohol were contributors. A wrongful death lawsuit against the truck driver has yet to be filed.

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A Cook County jury recently awarded $20.2 million in an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit to the families of three dead teens after it was found that the driver of a truck was mostly at fault for causing the automobile accident that lead to the wrongful deaths. The accident occurred five years ago over July 4th weekend in Indiana, when the teens were driving through an intersection on their way to see fireworks. Although initial media reports indicated that the teen driver was at fault, attorneys for the teen showed at trial that no alcohol or drugs were in any of the teens’ systems and that the driver did not even tap the brakes until 3 seconds after the truck and the car collided. The truck driver also had a history of falsifying driving records and had exceeded the number of hours he could drive for that week.

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