Personal Injury Law

Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Involved In Fatal Car Accident

By Kris Briggs

An off-duty Chicago police sergeant was involved in a two-car accident on January 2, 2010 that killed a woman in the Mount Greenwood community.

The 65-year-old woman was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m., reported the Crook County medical examiner?s office.

Four hours earlier, the police sergeant was driving her personal vehicle, a Dodge Durango, south on Kedzie Avenue when it collided with the victim?s Kia Rio, authorities report.

Witnesses told police that the victim failed to stop at a stop sign. The sergeant?s car hit the driver?s side. Police spokeswoman Gabrielle Lesniak said the sergeant had the right of way. No tickets were issued, police said.

The victim had to be extricated from her car, reported police. She was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition. The police sergeant suffered a leg injury and was treated at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park and released.

There were no passengers in either car.

The accident was no surprise to residents living on Kedzie Avenue. ?We?ve been pushing for a stop sign (on Kedzie) at 112th Place for years. There are constant accident over here,? a neighbor said. Chicago police agreed, confirming that the intersection is dangerous and that few motorists obey the speed limit of 30 mph.

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.

Mount Greenwood woman dies in two-car crash, Southtownstar.com, January 3, 2010

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Law Blog on January 26, 2010 (boomark / email).