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A husband and wife riding on a motorcycle were killed, and two others were injured, in a chain reaction crash involving three vehicles in Macoupin County, Illinois, according to the Edwardsville Journal. The couple from Brighton, Illinois were westbound on a motorcycle on Illinois State Route 16 in Shipman, Illinois when a pick-up truck struck them on Monday afternoon.

The Central Illinois accident happened when a pick-up truck that was attempting to make a left hand turn was rear-ended by an eastbound SUV being driven by a teenager. The pick-up truck was knocked into the path of the westbound motorcycle and then the collision occurred. The motorcycle and the pick-up truck both reportedly burst into flames after the crash. The Shipman Fire Department responded to the accident and extinguished the fire.

The husband and wife on the motorcycle were pronounced dead at the scene. The other two drivers in the accident were taken to area hospitals and their injuries have not been reported. The Illinois State Police are investigating the accident and no tickets have yet been issued.

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On Monday night an 8 year old boy was struck and killed by an SUV on the South Side of Chicago just before 10 p.m., according to the Chicago Tribune and several other news outlets. The pedestrian accident happened in the 5600 block of Princeton Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood.

The child, Tishaun Fields, reportedly was crossing the street when he was hit by a northbound Jeep Grand Cherokee. He was pronounced dead a short time later at the University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital.

The driver was reportedly in police custody as of early Tuesday, but no charges have yet been filed and no tickets have been issued. The Chicago Police Department Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating the accident and they have stated she may face charges of drunken driving and striking a pedestrian in the roadway, according to NBC 5 News. The pedestrian accident was initially thought to be a hit and run, but the driver returned to the scene shortly after the collision according to police.

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A car crash near West Chicago, Illinois has claimed the life of a St. Charles resident and injured two others, according to the Chicago Tribune. The car accident involved several vehicles Sunday morning in unincorporated DuPage County.

The Chicago area car crash occurred when Eric Clark, 29, crossed the center line as he was driving eastbound on North Avenue near Powis Road. Clark’s vehicle was hit by another car after it crossed over and when his car came to a stop, three other cars became involved in the collision. Clark died at the scene shortly after the accident.

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Nine people were injured in Chicago in a multi-vehicle accident yesterday on I-57, according to Fox News. The crash happened in the southbound lanes near Halsted Street. Five ambulances and the Illinois State Police went to the crash site.

Five of the injured were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and four were taken to other area hospitals. The Southbound lanes of Interstate 57 were closed for about an hour after the accident and later re-opened. The cause of the crash has not yet been reported.
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On Wednesday last week a car that was stopped in traffic on Northbound Illinois 53 in the area of Rolling Meadows, Illinois was rear-ended by a semi-trailer truck and then pushed into another truck, according to the Chicago Tribune. As a result of the truck accident, the driver of the car, Janet Cummings, 41, of Lake in the Hills, died Saturday at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

The driver of the truck was ticketed with driving too fast for conditions and for driving without insurance. The Illinois State Police investigated the accident.

As shown by this Illinois motor vehicle collision, injuries resulting from truck accidents can be very deadly. The difference in size between a semi truck and a car can result in grave injuries to people inside average size cars. The United States Department of Transportation reported that in 2003 alone there were 4,986 fatalities and 122,000 injuries in large truck accidents throughout the United States.
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Chicago, Illinois car accident attorneys from David Abels & Associates, P.C., working with the firm of Elman & Elman, have reached a partial bodily injury settlement with Geico Insurance as a result of a pedestrian accident that occurred in Chicago, Illinois. Our client was injured while his was standing on a sidewalk waiting to catch a CTA bus. As he waited for the bus, an auto accident occurred right in front of him and a tire flew off one of the cars and hit him, knocking him to the ground.

Our client was taken by ambulance to a local hospital in Chicago with back and neck injuries. The case was resolved against the Geico driver during the discovery phase in Court, and the case will continue against the other driver in the car accident who is insured by Allstate.
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Abogados de accidente de auto de Chicago, Illinois de David Abels & Associates, P.C. trabajando juntos con Elman & Elman, han alcanzado un arreglo de $9,000.00 con el seguro Unique a resultado de un accidente de auto que ocurrió en la 74 y State Street en Bedford Park, Illinois. El choque de auto del área de Chicago sucedió cuando el acusado cliente trasero nuestro cliente, que fue empujado en cambio en un vehículo delante de él. El acusado fue etiquetado con DUI.

Nuestro cliente fue llevado a Christ Hospital en Oak Lawn, con dolor lumbar y heridas de dolor de cuello. El caso fue resuelto después de que el demandante recibió un premio de $9,000.00 no-obligatorio arbitraje obligatorio en el Tribunal superior de Cook County.
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In Peoria, Illinois two men were injured in a strange auto accident where one man jumped from his car, and then his car crashed into another vehicle, according to the Daily Pekin Times. The car accident occurred at Illinois Route 116 just east of U.S. Route 24 on Thursday.

According to Illinois State Police, a 21 year old resident of Elmwood, Illinois was driving east on Illinois Route 116 when for reasons unknown he jumped from his car. The vehicle was reportedly moving at a high rate of speed during heavy rainfall. The unoccupied car then crossed the median into oncoming traffic and struck a vehicle being driven by Mark P. Neptun, 56, of East Peoria, Illinois.

Both men were taken to area hospitals. The Illinois State Police are investigating the accident.
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In Winnebago County, Illinois a woman was killed in a car crash when the vehicle she was a passenger in lost control and flipped over, according to NBC 13 News. David Garrison, 59, of Rockford was driving south on Springfield Avenue on Thursday night when he lost control of his car, left the roadway, and rolled over.

Darcie Eckhardt, 45, of Rockford was the passenger. She reportedly died at the scene. Garrison has been ticketed with improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

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In Chicago, Illinois an accident involving two trucks and a car has resulted in serious injuries to four people, according to ABC 7 News. The auto accident took place Monday on the Dan Ryan Expressway ramp connecting the inbound Dan Ryan to outbound Interstate 290. The crash took place around 6:30 p.m. A spokeman for the Chicago Fire Department reported that a semi truck rear-ended a small car and then hit another semi truck. The specific injuries and what hospitals people were taken to has not been reported.

The occupants of the car should have a good negligence claim against the driver and the trucking company that caused the accident. Under Illinois law, a driver has a duty to not drive too fast for traffic conditions, and to keep a proper and sufficient look out for other vehicles on the road.

Injuries resulting from truck accidents can be very serious. The difference in weight between a semi truck and an average car can cause sever injuries to the occupants of the smaller vehicle. The U.S. Department of Transportation has reported that in 2003 there were 4,986 motorist fatalities and 122,000 injuries in large truck accidents throughout the U.S.A.

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