A school bus traveling northbound on Garfield Boulevard Monday morning is to blame for the death of a 22 year old pedestrian. The bus driver was turning onto Wentworth Avenue when it is believed he began suffering from some type of medical condition. The bus hit a pedestrian and at least two cars ca
In Illinois, parents who bring a wrongful death lawsuit cannot currently recover for the grief, sorrow and mental anguish they suffer from when their children die. Jurors are instructed to not consider this suffering when they make a decision on how much a family is awarded from the death of their l
Ricardo Chavez-Cornejo was killed Sunday morning when he was ejected from the car he was traveling in on the Edens expressway. It is believed the driver of the car fell asleep at the wheel causing the car to cross several lanes of traffic and strike the center median. The driver and other passenger
Thirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truc
Thirty-three year old Everardo Morales was killed when he stopped to help another motorist on Chicago’s Interstate Highway 94. Morales was struck by the trailer of a truck and pronounced dead at the scene. The truck driver was not ticketed.The accident occurred at a very congested area of the highwa
A bus traveling in Clearfield, Pennsylvania early Sunday morning veered off the road and crashed, killing two people and injuring thirty-one other passengers. It is not known at this time what caused the bus to exit and re-enter the road, but eventually it ended up on its side. Several of the passen
One man was killed on Thursday on Chicago’s Southwest Side after the car he was traveling in struck a light pole. The car was said to be traveling at an excessive rate of speed when it crashed. The passenger in the car, Lorenzo Balcazar-Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver was in criti
An early morning crash on Chicago’s South Side involved a CTA bus, a truck and several cars. The accident occurred at Archer Avenue and Ashland Avenue in Bridgeport. At least three people were injured in the accident, two of which were in serious to critical condition.There is no information current
A Texas woman recently filed suit against C.B. Fleet Company after she suffered acute renal failure and other side effects after using the companies Phospho soda solution. The solution is used by many patients prior to undergoing a colonoscopy in order to cleanse the patient’s bowels. The lawsuit al
Caleb Spence died one year after he was born due to complications that occurred during his birth. Caleb’s doctor, Dr. Emerson R. Julian Jr. was found liable for causing Caleb brain damage at birth, which later led to complications and his death. A jury found for Caleb Spence’s family and awarded the
Evenflo has announced it is recalling approximately 3.4 million Joyride infant car seats/carriers. These car seats, when used as a carrier, can cause serious injury to infants. There have been 240 reports of the handle on the carrier unexpectedly breaking and causing the carrier to flip over and fal
A possible E. coli contamination has caused a recall of beef made by Davis Creek Meats and Seafood and Gordon Food Services stores. The beef being recalled was produced between March 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007. It was distributed to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, M