Personal Injury Law

Car Crash Leaves One Person Dead and Suspends South Shore Commuter Train To Chicago, Illinois

By Kris Briggs

Train service has resumed after a train crash left one person dead in the Miller section of Gary, Indiana. The No. 104 train was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:39 a.m. early Monday morning on January 12, 2009, but a northbound van traveling on County Line Road drove around the crossing gates and into the South Shore commuter train about 5:30 a.m.

The driver of the van, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was ejected and killed. No one was was injured aboard the train, said Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District spokesman John Parsons.

The crash occurred on Lake/Port County Line Road located between the Portage/Ogden Dunes and Miller stations.

Train service was suspended until the Lake Country Coroner released the accident scene. Westbound train service was delayed, but was back in service by about 7:53 a.m. The eastbound trains No. 205 and No. 207 and westbound trains No. 212 and No. 214 were canceled Monday morning because of the crash.

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Some accidents are caused by negligence on the part of another person, intentional or not. It is our mission to assist those who may have been injured or harmed due to the negligence of another driver. Whether your injuries consist of whiplash or burns to your head or neck, nerve damage or spinal chord injures, broken or dislocated a bones or limbs, or loss of life, our attorneys are specifically trained to assist you in your time of need.

Fatal Car Crash Halts South Shore Commuter Train, WBBM780.com, January 12, 2009

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Law Blog on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).