Personal Injury Law

Injured Woman Files Illinois Motor Vehicle Accident Lawsuit in St. Clair County

A woman who sustained serious back, neck, wrist, shoulder, hip, chest, and body injuries in a February motor vehicle crash is suing the truck driver and the company he was working for at the time of the crash for personal injury. Onnie Randolph filed her Illinois motor vehicle crash lawsuit in St. Clair County Circuit Court.

According to Randolph's Illinois personal injury complaint, a truck driven by defendant Bill Hixenbaugh struck the vehicle she was riding in on 20th street. The traffic crash occurred in St. Clair County on February 8, and Randolph claims that she and Hixenbaugh were driving their vehicles in the same direction when he veered his truck outside his lane and struck her.

She is accusing Hixenbaugh of negligence, driving too fast, failure to keep a careful watch, failure to drive carefully, failure to control his truck, failure to sound his horn before the accident, failure to slow down or stop, and driving without a license. Randolph is also suing Phil Schwartz and Sons for personal injury. Hixenbaugh was employed by the Illinois corporation when the accident happened.

Randolph says that as a result of her injuries, she accrued medical expenses and lost wages because she took time off from work. She is seeking a judgment over $100,000, plus legal fees and other relief.

Truck Accident Lawsuits
With some truck crash cases involving liable truckers, there may be more than one defendant that can be held responsible for personal injury. Other defendants may include the trucking company, the truck leasing company, the owner of the truck, the truck shipper, the truck manufacturer, and other responsible parties.

Missouri woman files injury suit over auto accident, Madison Record, November 17, 2008

Working Together Increases Truck Driver Safety, RoadSafeAmerica.org

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on November 26, 2008 (boomark / email).