{"id":2077,"date":"2014-01-23T07:01:01","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T07:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/healyscanlon.devser.net\/?p=2077"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T11:17:48","slug":"fatal-truck-accident-results-in-prison-time-for-chicago-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healyscanlon.com\/fatal-truck-accident-results-in-prison-time-for-chicago-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal truck accident results in prison time for Chicago driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have previously written about the devastating truck accidents caused by drivers who are sleep deprived, distracted or impaired by drugs\/alcohol. While drivers of any type of motor vehicle are dangerous under the aforementioned conditions, truck drivers are particularly dangerous because of the sheer size and weight of their vehicles.<\/p>\n

Last month, a truck driver from Chicago was sentenced to four years in prison for causing a 2009\u00a0truck accident<\/a>\u00a0that killed a 66-year-old woman. The 37-year-old truck driver pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs. He reportedly had marijuana in his system at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n

According to the Chicago Tribune, the crash occurred on an Interstate 90 exit ramp in August 2009. There was a traffic jam at the exit ramp, and the victim\u2019s car was stopped when it was rear-ended by the semi. The woman became quadriplegic and suffered other severe injuries as well. She lived for a little over a year after the crash, but ultimately died as a result of her injuries.<\/p>\n

While the truck driver did apologize for the crash in court, he also denied being impaired at the time. He said: \u201cIt was an accident, it wasn\u2019t malicious. I wouldn\u2019t wish that pain on anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be sure, nearly all motor vehicle crashes are \u201caccidents\u201d in the sense that the at-fault driver did not intend to cause a collision. However, this crash almost certainly could\/should have been avoided. As such, calling it an accident (and implying that it was unavoidable) seems disingenuous.<\/p>\n

In cases like this one, criminal charges are often appropriate and necessary. But with truck accidents, a civil lawsuit may also be appropriate. Victims and\/or their families sometimes sue both the truck driver and the truck driver\u2019s company for personal injury or wrongful death.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0<\/b>Chicago Tribune, “Truck driver gets 4 years in fatal 2009 crash<\/a>,” George Houde, Dec. 18, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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