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3 People Are Seriously Injured after 3 Different Hit and Run Accidents

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When October 1, 2013 came to an end, police reported three people were injured on three different hit and run accidents in Chicago.  

The first accident took place at 2:00am on the 5500 block of West North Ave.  The victims identity was not released.  However, they listed the victim in critical condition once arriving at the hospital.  

The second victim was a male in his 30's who was hit while in a crosswalk around the 5100 block on Fullerton.  He was hit by a red Grand Prix.  He was taken to the hospital where he was listed in serious condition.  

The last hit and run of the day took place at 7:30pm when a 17 year-old girl was hit by a black pickup truck while crossing a crosswalk at Logan Square.  The victim was taken to the Hospital.

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$3M settlement reached over death of electrocuted worker

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A Chicago man's family has reached a $3.2 million settlement after he was electrocuted in 2008 while working on a bridge painting job.  Commonwealth Edison will make the payment to the family.  Read more

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2 year Old Struck By Car in Englewood

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Very sad accident this morning in Englewood.  Check out this article by Rosemary Regina Sobol of the Tribune describing the details.     Leave a comment »

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SUV rollover injures 9 children

Car Accidents , In The News

Nine children were sent to the hospital shortly after midnight on August 2, 2013 when the driver of an SUV lost control and crashed.  The accident occurred on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 99th Street in Chicago, Illinois.  The driver was ch...

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$8 Million Verdict for Loss of 36 Year Old Mother

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A Cook County jury returned a verdict of $8 million on March 20, 2013.  Stacey McHale pulled her car over on the shoulder of I-294 to check on a flat tire.  A semi-truck owned by Transfreight, Inc. struck and killed her nearly three years a...

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Drunk Driver Kills One, Injures Two More

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A Chicago man struck three pedestrians with his car while intoxicated, killing one and seriously injuring two others. At around 12:45AM on Saturday the 22nd of February 2013, Leroy Bobo drove his Chrysler PT Cruiser into a parked car, which then dire...

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Wrong Way Driving Accident Injures Several

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A 42-year-old woman was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital after driving the wrong way down Lake Shore Drive, causing a four-car collision that injured several people. Police said Friday, February 22nd, 2013 the woman turned southbound into ...

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College Freshman Dead, Family Sues Fraternity

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The family of a deceased 19-year-old college freshman is suing his fraternity for making him drink dangerous amounts of alcohol. The morning of November 2nd, the night after an initiation party, members of the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity found David Bo...

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Man Crashes After Flight From Police

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A man abruptly stopped his midnight flight from the police by crashing into two cars on Chicago’s South Side. The man injured himself and one other driver in the process. Chicago police spotted the driver speeding and chased in pursuit. The 25-...

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Daughter Lost in Car Wreck

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A family was robbed of their daughter when a car accident took her life late one Saturday night. At around 10:45PM on Saturday the 9th of February 2013, Danielle Pisterzi, 21, was driving to her family's home from her internship with an accounting fi...

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Car Crash in Lincoln Park Sends Five to Hospital

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An early morning crash in the Lincoln Park area left five in the hospital in serious-to-critical condition. The collision took place at 2:25AM, Saturday the 9th of February 2013 at the intersection of Halsted Street and Lincoln and Fullerton avenues....

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Car Crash in Southwest Chicago

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On the morning of February 3rd, 2013, five people crashed into a pole in the Scottsdale neighborhood of Southwest Chicago. At 5:20AM, the car slammed into a pole on the corner of 84th Place and Cicero Avenue travelling northbound, said Chicago Police...

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Far South Side Car Crash Kills One, Injures Two

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One was killed and two were hospitalized after a wreck on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Chicago’s Far South Side. The accident took place at 2:15PM on 3 February 2013. The identities of those involved in the crash have been withheld until the fami...

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Three-Car Accident Kills One and Injures Three

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After a three-car crash on the Tri-State Tollway, one man was pronounced dead and three others were injured. The accident occurred at 6:47 on 3 February 2013 between a taxi, a Chrysler Sebring, and a tow truck. The driver of the Sebring, a 39-year-ol...

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Man Charged in Connection with Lethal Car Accident Turns Himself in

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A man charged in connection with a lethal hit-and-run car accident in November has turned himself in to Chicago police. Police identified Alexander Villa, 24, of West Altgeld Street as the driver in the accident that took place in November. According...

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