Chicago Motor Vehicle Accidents Law Blog

Each day individuals through the Midwest board a double-decker bus and head to Chicago, often for a pleasure trip. The bus, known as the Megabus, provides a very reasonably priced mode of transportation to its passengers. While most of the numerous trips back and forth from Chicago are uneventful, as is the case with any motor vehicle on the roads it is possible that an accident could occur.

Last summer a Megabus was involved in a bus accident. It struck a concrete pillar as it traveled to St. Louis from Chicago on Interstate 55. The incident was reportedly due to a bus tire blowing. The crash left many of the passengers onboard injured, and even killed one young woman.

It appears that a female pedestrian was recently struck and killed by a fuel truck in the West Loop of Chicago. Though police have referred to what occurred as a “freak accident,” a citation was issued to the driver of the truck as well. The driver was cited for “failure to exercise for due care for a pedestrian in a roadway.”

The pedestrian killed was a 24-year old woman who was making her way to work during the morning hours. The woman was about to cross Randolph while heading towards the loop when the ladder attached to the tanker somehow struck her. The driver was apparently unaware that he had struck the pedestrian until after witnesses informed him of what occurred.

Following a plane that crash landed in Illinois on March 23rd, a second such crash landing occurred in the same vicinity approximately one week later. In this second crash, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a corn field after the airplane began experiencing mechanical difficulties. Luckily, no one was injured as a result of this crash.

Federal investigators have briefly reviewed what had occurred and are now in the process of determining whether a more formal investigation needs to take place. Generally, federal investigators will not make an investigation of aviation accidents if there is no significant damage to the airplane.

A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education (ABATE) is an organization in Illinois that tries to educate individuals about motorcycle safety and awareness. The organization has worked with a number of municipalities throughout our state. It also has worked with Governor Quinn, who declared that May will be Motorcycle Awareness Month in Illinois.

With warmer weather at least getting closer to arriving, more motorcycle traffic can be expected upon our highways. And as a cheaper alternative to get to work or travel around the city, we will likely continue to see more and more motorcycle traffic all of the time.