September 24, 2009

Boy Seriously Injured When Struck by Truck

A young boy was seriously injured after he was struck by a truck on September 16th in Lake County. According to the Mundelein Review, the young boy was walking on the shoulder of the road on his way to school when he darted out onto the road and was hit by a landscaping truck. The boy was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his severe personal injuries, including severe breaks all over his body including a broken pelvis and skull fracture. The driver of the truck does not seem to have been impaired and therefore no charges were issued at the time of the truck accident. For more information on this Lake County truck accident, click here.

September 10, 2009

Truck Accident Settlement Over $5 Million

A truck accident lawsuit was settled in favor of the Plaintiff and he was awarded $5.5 million. The truck lawsuit resulted from a 2005 truck accident in which the Plaintiff was walking and was run over by another trucker while he was out of his own truck inspecting his load. His car accident attorney was able to get him a settlement this high because of how severe his personal injuries were, including permanent brain damage, loss of sight, smell, taste, crushed facial bones as well as other horrible injuries. For more information on this truck accident settlement, click here.

August 24, 2009

Pedestrian Struck by Semi-trailer Truck in Chicago

A 59-year-old male pedestrian was killed after being struck by a semi-trailer truck in Chicago Illinois. The man was crossing the street at West Chicago and North Ashland when he was struck by the 18-wheeled semi-truck. No citations have been issued against the driver in the truck accident. The police major accident investigation unit is still investigating the truck accident. To read more about the automobile accident, please click the link.