Seven children were injured in anamusement ride accident in Chicago’s South Side last weekend. According to officials, a roller coaster incident at a West Chatham neighborhood carnival sent seven children to the hospital. The carnival was located in the 8800 block of South Lafayette Avenue. At around 3:30 p.m., a children’s roller coaster called…
Chicago cab driver was charged withdrunk driving early Sunday in Riverside. A Riverside police observed the 60-year-old cab driver allegedly urinating on his car and appeared to be intoxicated, all while a passenger waited inside the vehicle. The incident happened in the 900 block of South Ferdinand Avenue. The cab driver was charged with…
Almost a dozen people were injured in a three-car crash in Chicago’s South Side early Tuesday. According to authorities, the multiple-vehicle crash occurred on the Dan Ryan Expressway around 12:35 a.m. The Illinois State Police report the cars collided in the northbound lanes of Interstate 94 near 93rd Street, causing a fiery scene. State…
At the end of the day, mostpersonal injury cases are decided not by lawyers or judges or insurance companies, but by juries. If a lawsuit doesn’t settle, the parties must have a trial to decide the issues. Although the parties can agree to have their case decided by a judge, they have a right…
A Missouri man is dead after a distracted drivingauto accident in Franklin County on Monday evening. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the 32-year-old man was killed when a car hit the driver side of his vehicle. The force of the crashed caused the man to be ejected from his vehicle. The man was…
Twelve people were injured in a CTAbus accident in Chicago’s South Side on Tuesday afternoon. According to officials, twelve people were taken to local hospitals after a collision between a CTA bus and a car. A spokesman for the Chicago Police said the traffic accident happened in the city’s Park Manor neighborhood at approximately…
A Cahokia father is outraged after his 2-year-old daughterfell into a sinkhole left unmaintained by the city over the weekend. The Illinois man wants answers as to why there continues to be uncovered sinkholes in Cahokia. The father told a local news station that he and his daughter, along with other relatives, were leaving…
A Missouri woman wins amedical malpractice lawsuit after a hypodermic needle was left in her back. The victim won a $507,000 judgment for having to live with a hypodermic needle lodged in her back for almost seven years. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a St. Louis County jury sided with the Clayton plaintiff…
A Missouri mother of two was struck and killed in apedestrian accident in Richmond Heights on Friday. According to police, the 43-year-old woman was crossing Clayton Road from Highland Terrace at approximately 9 p.m. when she was struck and killed. The crash was heard by residents of a nearby apartment, and many people ran…
Several people were seriously injured in another Tennesseeamusement ride accident over the weekend. Officials say eight passengers aboard an amusement ride at a Delta Fair in Memphis were injured on Saturday. A preliminary investigation reveals the lap bar on the Moonraker released prematurely towards the end of the ride. Some passengers, including children, fell…