CAR COLLIDES WITH CTA BLUE LINE TRAIN ON EISENHOWER
At least nine people were reported injured when a car went off the road and collided with a CTA Blue Line train on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago, IL early on June 11, 2009.
Crews responded about 4:20 a.m. to a report of a crash with injuries on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway (I-290) near Austin Boulevard. According to police, the chain of events began when a 2008 white Dodge Charger driven by Jose Rivera, 31, of the 1500 block of North 31st Street in Melrose Park, rear-ended a woman driving a 2007 Ford Taurus, causing them both to lose control.
The woman struck a guardrail, but Rivera's vehicle flipped over and crossed the tracks.
The crash occurred in a construction zone where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour.
Rivera got out of the car and took off. The car was abandoned for a few minutes when the train hit it. Rivera was cited with improper lane usage and no insurance but further citations are pending the crash.
The Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll is experienced at transportation negligence cases involving car accidents and train crashes.
