CHICAGO (October 19, 2024) – Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard recently obtained an $8,975,000 settlement on behalf of the family of a 62-year-old man who was killed in a truck crash on I-294.
Just after midnight on July 17, 2021, Plaintiff was stopped in traffic on northbound I-294 near mile marker 16.5. A truck driver failed to reduce his speed as traffic slowed, causing a rear-end collision involving multiple vehicles. The impact of the collision killed Plaintiff and injured two other individuals. The Plaintiff is survived by his wife of 8 years.
The Plaintiff’s wife and the two injured parties filed separate lawsuits, which were eventually consolidated for discovery purposes, but not for trial.
At the time of the crash, the truck driver was working within his scope of employment for El Zarco trucking. El Zarco had been contracted by the company Roadrunner to transport Amazon and Grainger products to Illinois. Roadrunner had a $10 million policy limit, in addition to $1 million in coverage from El Zarco and the defendant truck driver. The $11 million settlement was divided between the 3 plaintiffs, with Plaintiff’s family receiving $8,975,000, one injured party receiving $1.875 million, and the other injured individual receiving $150,000.
The plaintiff was represented by Brian L. Salvi, Rob L. Kohen, Eirene N. Salvi and Lance D. Northcutt of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.
For more information, please contact Marcie Mangan at (312) 372-1227 or mmangan@salvilaw.com.
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