Chicago Area Truck vs. Car Crash Results In Death Of Lake In The Hills Resident
On Wednesday last week a car that was stopped in traffic on Northbound Illinois 53 in the area of Rolling Meadows, Illinois was rear-ended by a semi-trailer truck and then pushed into another truck, according to the Chicago Tribune. As a result of the truck accident, the driver of the car, Janet Cummings, 41, of Lake in the Hills, died Saturday at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
The driver of the truck was ticketed with driving too fast for conditions and for driving without insurance. The Illinois State Police investigated the accident.
As shown by this Illinois motor vehicle collision, injuries resulting from truck accidents can be very deadly. The difference in size between a semi truck and a car can result in grave injuries to people inside average size cars. The United States Department of Transportation reported that in 2003 alone there were 4,986 fatalities and 122,000 injuries in large truck accidents throughout the United States.
Motor vehicle accident lawyers from our firm handle all kinds of injuries resulting from truck crashes, including broken bones, lacerations, spinal cord injuries, and severe burns. They also handle wrongful death cases for families who have lost loved ones because another person was negligent and caused a fatal auto accident.
