Personal Injury Law

Calumet Township Trustee?s Family Files Cook County Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Blue Island Drowning

Carlos Salgado?s family is suing the Illinois city of Blue Island for Cook County wrongful death. Salgado, a Calumet Township trustee, drowned following a late-night swimming pool party organized by park district officials after the Blue Island Fest. Also a defendant in the Blue Island, Illinois wrongful death case is park district president Fred Bilotto. Witnesses have said that he was the one who unlocked the door to the pool.

Salgado?s body was found at the bottom of the Memorial Park Pool on June 26. The 26-year-old did not know how to swim and had consumed alcohol before the after-hours pool party.

In their Cook County wrongful death complaint, the plaintiffs contend that no lifeguards were on site during the pool party and that alcohol was consumed openly around and in the pool. The gathering ended at around 2:30am. Police say that no one had noticed that Salgado had drowned.

According to one of the city?s attorneys, because Blue Island and the park district are two separate government entities, the city is not responsible for maintaining park district property or controlling its events. However, The plaintiffs? lawyer has said that city employees may have been at the party.

Drowning Accident Lawsuits
If someone you loved drowned in someone else?s pool or hot tub, you may have grounds for filing a Cook Couny drowning accident lawsuit against the property owner, the person in charge of supervising the pool, and/or other responsible parties.

It takes just a few minutes for someone to sustain a traumatic brain injury or die from drowning. Kids are especially susceptible to drowning injuries, as are adults that are under the influence of alcohol or drugs, don?t know how to swim, or have certain health issues.

If you believe that a Chicago drowning accident happened because a pool was inadequately supervised, lacked the proper safety and emergency devices necessary to provide prompt and proper rescue, was not outfitted with the proper pool drain, or had other hazards that should have been remedied, you may have grounds for a Chicago personal injury lawsuit.

Family files lawsuit over Blue Island drowning, Chicago Tribune, July 8, 2010

Public Official's Drowning Prompts Lawsuit, CBS2Chicago, July 8, 2010

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Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on July 11, 2010 (boomark / email).