Personal Injury Law

Chicago Car Accident Result of Elderly Driver

By Kris Briggs

An elderly Chicago man was cited for failing to yield and failing to reduce speed to avoid an accident August 25, after a Cadillac struck his Toyota Camry at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Kirk Street in Niles, Illinois.

The accident sent three people to nearby hospitals with complaints of pain, but no injuries were subsequently reported.

Sgt. Tom Davis, of the Niles Police Department said that ?the driver of the at-fault vehicle was a 78-year-old from Chicago.? Davis added that ?he was driving a 1993 Toyota Camry eastbound on Kirk Street and failed to yield to southbound Harlem traffic and was struck by a Cadillac driven by a 38-year-old man from Streamwood.? Davis also said the Toyota continued after being struck and ended up on the lawn of a home on the 7800 block of North Harlem Avenue. Although no damage was reported to the property, the 78-year-old had to be freed from his car because of damage to that side of the vehicle.

?The Toyota?s driver and his 75-year-old wife were transported to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital for complaint of pain,? Davis said. ?The driver of the Cadillac was transported to Resurrection Hospital for complaint of pain.?

Car Accidents in Chicago

Unfortunately, car accidents occur regularly in Chicago and across the country. Sometimes it is because of negligence on the part of another person. 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.

Accident sends 3 to hospital, PioneerLocal.com, August 25, 2009

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Law Blog on August 26, 2009 (boomark / email).