Automobile Accidents

• Fatigue issue in fatal truck accident

  Barry Doyle | March 29, 2007 10:02 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Indiana truck driver is being accused of driving over hours and falsifying his log book in a criminal trial in Wisconsin. The truck driver had lost control of his rig and rolled it over into oncoming lanes of traffic where it was hit by a bus carrying members of a high school band.Five bus passengers sustained fatal injuries.A number of studies have established that fatigue can have a...

• Semi hits and drags motorcyclist

  Barry Doyle | March 24, 2007 7:23 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Indiana motorcyclist was hit and dragged by a truck. The truck was making a right hand turn from the center lane as the motorycylist passed him on the right.The motoryclist had to be air-lifted from the scene with ankle, arm, rib, and knee injuries.Every tractor-trailer has blind spots. The location of these of vary from rig to rig, but the sides of the trailer are a common one. Drivers of...

• Cell phone a factor in collision

  Barry Doyle | March 20, 2007 7:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Rhode Island couple suffered serious injuries when they were involved in a head-on collision. The other driver, a teenager, was talking on his cell phone when he dropped the phone. When he bent over to pick it up, he crossed over the center line, resulting in the crash.The wife suffered a torn ACL, a tibial plateua fracture, fractured ribs, and other injuries. Her husband suffered a...

• Worker run over at construction site

  Barry Doyle | March 19, 2007 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A California man was killed at a construction site when the dump truck he was directing ran over him. The driver lost sight of the worker and did not know where he was until he felt the wheels pass over the top of the worker.The man died hours later of the crush injuries from being run over.All trucks have blind spots. It is up to the driver to know where those blind spots are and to not move...

• St. Patrick's Day associated with higher serious accident rate

  Barry Doyle | March 18, 2007 10:46 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Unfortunately, the St. Patrick's Day holiday is one which is characterized by irresponsible and excessive consumption of alcohol. Too often, people make bad decisions about getting behind the wheel after drinking, with disastrous results for themselves, their families, and other people on the road.A University of Pennsylvania study showed that on St. Patrick's Day, there are 23% more accidents...

• Henderson County accident results in fire

  Barry Doyle | March 16, 2007 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  In Gulfport, Illinois there was a recent head-on collision between a tractor-trailer and a car. The collision took place after the car crossed over the center line. The truck burst into flames after the collision. The driver of the car was arrested for drunk driving.The truck driver suffered severe burns as a result of the accident.People who are injured as a result of injuries sustained due...

• Pedestrian struck by hit and run driver

  Barry Doyle | March 16, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Nebraska man was seriously injured when he was struck by a car which fled the scene.He sustained two broken legs. He also sustained a broken arm and suffered head injuries.In Illinois, a hit-and-run driver is considered an uninsured driver. When someone is injured in a hit-and-run accident, the injured party can make a claim for compensation against his own insurance policy under the...

• Tractor trailer strikes motorcycle

  Barry Doyle | March 14, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  A Tuscon-area collision between a tractor trailer and a motorcycle may have been caused by the truck driver's medication use and driving over hours. The truck driver told authorities that he was not sure if he had fallen asleep at the wheel, but did admit to them using over the counter cold medicine before the accident. Authorities checking his log book found discrepancies in the log book as...

• Sleeping truck driver rear-ends car

  Barry Doyle | March 11, 2007 6:00 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Indiana man was hospitalized after he was rear-ended by a semi. Responding emergecny personnel reported being amazed that the man was not more badly hurt, as the truck basically ran over the top of the man as he was waiting to make a left turn.The truck driver was asleep at the wheel when he struck the other driver.Federal regulations limit the number of hours that a truck driver can operate...

• Multiple fractures in motorcycle accident

  Barry Doyle | March 10, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  An Arizona motorcyclist is recovering from injuries suffered when another vehicle pulled out in front of him from a parking lot. The motorcyclist hit the car and was thrown over the handlebars.The motorcyclist suffered a femur fracture, a broken shoulder, several rib fractures, and a broken back.Motorcycle rising is a risky venture, and this story shows two of the reasons why. First, other...