Automobile Accidents

• Multi-vehicle crash in Fox River Grove

  Barry Doyle | April 17, 2007 7:28 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Four vehicles were involved a chain reaction collision in Fox River Grove. A soutbound vehicle was waiting to make a left hand turn off of Route 14 when her vehicle was hit by a northbound vehicle. The impact pushed her backwards, where her vehicle was clipped by a southbound truck which spun the woman's vehicle around and into the path of yet another southbound vehicle which T-boned the...

• Motorcycle cop injured in action

  Barry Doyle | April 12, 2007 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Tulsa police officer was injured while pursuing a fleeing motorist when another driver failed to stop for the siren and flashing lights and pulled into an intersection in front of him. He hit the rear bumper of the car and flipped over.He suffered numerous injuries, including a fracured collarbone, a fractured tailbone, multiple rib fractures, and road rash.Every motorist has the obligation...

• DUI accident claims life of expectant mother

  Barry Doyle | April 10, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A recent accident in Prairie Grove claimed the life of an expectant mother. She was driving south on Route 31 when a drunk driver heading north on Route 31 crossed over the center line.The pregnant woman sustained fatal injuries, and her passengers were hospitalized with serious injuries.This accident is a tragedy for all involved, but especially for the family of the woman who was killed, as...

• Blown red light leads to fractured leg

  Barry Doyle | April 07, 2007 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Outside of Columbus, Ohio, the driver of a pick-up truck ran a red light and struck another vehicle on the driver's side door. The pick-up truck driver received a ticket.The driver of the other vehicle had to be cut out of his vehicle and was flown to the hospital with a fractured leg.The issue of who received a ticket is one which is not always as significant as it seems. The law in Illinois...

• Naked passenger ejected from vehicle

  Barry Doyle | April 06, 2007 12:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Residents in a Florida neighborhood were awakened early one recent morning when a Jeep struck a series of mail boxes. Emerging from their homes, they discovered a naked woman, the Jeep's passenger, lying in the roadway. Authorities had a young man in custody, but he was denying he was the driver. The woman had be airlifted from the scene, and had road rash over 30% of her body and other...

• Woman killed by loose tire

  Barry Doyle | April 04, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  In Florida, the front wheel from the trailer of a south-bound tractor trailer broke loose and flew into the lanes for north-bound traffic. There, the tire went through the windshield of a car, causing fatal injuries to the passenger.Frequently, truck drivers simply pick up a trailer from a warehouse and haul the trailer and its load to the proper desitination. The trailer does not belong to the...

• Bus hits garbage truck

  Barry Doyle | April 02, 2007 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  In New Jersey, a number of bus passengers were injured when the bus rear-ended a garbage truck which was stopped in traffic. Authorities report that the bus was traveling at a high rate of speed and there were no skid marks on the pavement.Seven passengers were hospitalzied, inclusing one who suffered a head injury.It is important to remember that with bus accidents, the bus operator is...

• Sisters injured in and hit-and-run

  Barry Doyle | March 31, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Two California women are recovering from injuries resulting from a hit-and-run accident. They were crossing the street in a crosswalk when they were hit by a car which did not stop.One woman suffered a fractured pelvis; the other suffered head injuries and an open fracture to her leg.In Illinois, hit-and-run motorists are considered to be uninsured motorists for the purpose of making a claim...

• Car hits motorcyclist

  Barry Doyle | March 31, 2007 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A newly licensed driver made a left hand turn in front of a motorcycle, resulting in a crash which threw the motorcyclist from his bike.The biker was hospitalized with neck and http://www.registercitizen.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18124271&BRD=1652&PAG=461&dept_id=12530&rfi=6.One of the more common scenarios which results in serious injuries to the motorcyclist is when a car either turn left in...

• Fatal motorcycle accident in Evergreen Park

  Barry Doyle | March 30, 2007 11:47 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A retiree was involved in an accident in Evergreen Park when his motorcycle struck the back end of a car which pulled out of a bank parking lot in front of him. The driver of the car received a ticket for an improper turn.He suffered http://www.dailysouthtown.com/news/311553,241NWS8.article and was pronounced dead at the scene.The issue of who received a traffic ticket is one which always seems...