FATAL CRASHES IN CHICAGOLAND OVER THE WEEKEND
This is the weekend prior to the Fourth of July holiday and the weather in Chicagoland has been beautiful. Summer is certainly in full swing. As a Chicago personal injury attorney who has seen the tragic results of many severe summertime car crashes, I urge you to be cautious on the roadways as you travel for vacation, to baseball games, BBQ's and the various other summertime events.
Compared to the spring months, there are a higher number of fatalities on the roadways in Illinois in the summertime. Sadly, there have been a number of fatal accidents over the weekend in Chicagoland.
On Friday, June 26, 2009, there was a five-car crash Friday night at Route 41 and Buckley Road in North Chicago. One woman died in the crash.
On Saturday, June 27, 2009, three men were killed and a fourth injured in a head-on collision involving a taxicab and a passenger car on Lake-Cook Road in Kildeer.
Both drivers in the crash were dead on the scene at Lake-Cook Road and Park Hill Drive in Kildeer and one of two passengers in the crash died after being taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington following the crash.
The crash involved a taxicab and a gray Lexus which were driving on Lake-Cook Road.
Police said they were working on investigation and reconstruction of the crash. Investigators were seeking subpoenas for the so-called "black boxes" to better understand what happened.
Early Sunday morning (June 28, 2009), four people, including a 9-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy, were injured around 1:50 a.m. in the 8300 block of South Chicago Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood. A Chevy Blazer was traveling southbound on Chicago Avenue when the driver apparently lost control and the vehicle flipped over several times. No other cars were involved.
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