Category: Personal Injury Articles
Man Files Lawsuit Against Amazon Claiming Collision With Delivery Driver Resulted in Him Losing a Leg
VIRGINIA BEACH – A man has filed a lawsuit against delivery giant Amazon, claiming that a crash with a delivery driver led to the amputation of his leg. Last October, Justin Hartley was riding his motorcycle when he collided with an Amazon-branded Hertz truck in Virginia Beach, Virginia. According to the…
Man Killed After Being Struck By CTA Bus in Buena Park Neighborhood
CHICAGO – An 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a CTA bus Sunday evening in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. Chicago Police say the man was walking in the area when he was hit by a northbound bus around 5:10 p.m. in the 4200-block of North Marine Drive. He was…
Fallen Roller Coaster piece hits woman in the head at Cedar Point
By: Sofia Hasty SANDUSKY, OHIO- A malfunction at Cedar Point, a popular amusement park in Ohio, has left a 44-year-old Michigan woman in intensive care with severe brain injury. The incident occurred on August 15 while the woman was waiting in line for the Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster. According to…
Teen Killed in Hermosa Hit-and-Run That Family Believes Was Attempted Carjacking
By: Sofia Hasty CHICAGO- 16-year-old Ashley Sanchez of Aurora, Ill. was killed Tuesday night in Chicago’s Hermosa neighborhood in a car crash. At around 11:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of West Armitage Avenue, a tan minivan rear-ended a white Dodge Charger carrying Ashley and her family. The charger then…
Amusement Park Malfunctions
Fourteen people recently died on a crash in a sightseeing cable car in Italy, according to news reports. Police arrested three people after learning the tragedy occurred after workers placed a clamp on the emergency brake to deactivate it as part of a patchwork repair. The brake was engaging when…
Bicyclist Hit, Killed by Driver in Logan Square
CHICAGO – Kevin Clark, a Chicago musician famous for playing the drummer Freddy “Spazzy McGee” Jones in the 2003 film “School of Rock,” was struck and killed by a driver early Wednesday while he biked in the Logan Square neighborhood. Clark, 32, was riding westbound in the 2600 block of North…
Alleged Teenage Drunk Driver Caused Crash That Left 1 Teen Dead, 4 Injured
NEW YORK – An alleged teenage drunk driver crashed his car in Rockland County, New York early Saturday, killing a 16-year-old passenger and injuring himself and three other passengers. The driver was allegedly speeding on Route 202 in Montebello in a 2003 Jaguar sedan when he lost control and struck a…
Des Plaines Mother, Father, and Son Killed in Mount Prospect Crash
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (March 9, 2021) – Three family members were tragically killed Sunday morning in a Mount Prospect car crash. A 59-year-old mother, 58-year-old father and their 31-year-old son all lost their lives in the collision around 7:45 a.m. on Rand Road near Mt. Prospect Road. The crash shut down…
Two Workers in Critical Condition After Accident at Wheeling Water Tower
WHEELING, Ill. (June 12, 2020) – Two workers were critically injured on Friday after a scaffold they were on broke inside a Wheeling water tower, officials said. Officials say crews were sandblasting and painting the inside of the tower when the scaffold apparently broke around 9 a.m. It took rescue…
Attorneys: Atlanta Hawks Player Seriously Injured in Accident Involving Drunk Driver
ATLANTA (January 20, 2020) – Atlanta Hawks forward Chandler Parsons’ playing career may be over after he was “seriously injured” in an accident involving an allegedly drunk driver, the athlete’s attorneys said. The 31-year-old has been listed on the team’s injury report since the car accident Wednesday afternoon. Officials say Parsons…
