An Amtrak train headed to Chicago derailed yesterday, injuring at least ten people. The train collided with a semi truck at a railroad crossing in Michigan. The engine was overturned and all 68 passengers and five crew members had to be evacuated. The truck driver was...
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On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jan 17, 2012 | Trucking Negligence
A number of questionable practices in the Cook County Highway Department have placed workers and the driving public in danger. According to Cook County Inspector General Patrick Blanchard, many of the 320 trucks in the fleet have not passed, and would not pass, safety...
One Cause of Truck Driver Fatigue Examined
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Nov 11, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
With all the attention paid to cell phone use and the rise in distracted driving, it is important to keep sight of a problem that has been around since cars were invented-driver fatigue. After several high profile truck accidents cited sleep apnea as playing a role in...
Truck Fatally Strikes Woman in Wheelchair
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Oct 12, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
A Tuesday afternoon truck accident claimed the life of a 60 year-old Chicago woman. The fatal truck accident is still under investigation and no criminal charges are pending at this time. The woman was crossing at a crosswalk in her motorized wheelchair when she was...
Cell Phone Use and SemiTrucks
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Sep 22, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
Lawmakers and safety experts all over the country are working to combat the dangers of distracted driving. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is now recommending that commercial drivers be banned from using mobile phones while driving. The NTSB believes...
Criminal charges in fatal truck accident case
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jun 16, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
The April accident that claimed the life of an Indiana construction worker led to an arrest on Wednesday. The driver in the fatal tractor-trailer accident is being accused of causing a death while operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. A...
RV driver killed in collision with semi truck
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jun 10, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
Mechanical difficulties forced a Canton man and his family to pull their RV to the side of the road on Monday. While the 35 year-old driver of the RV worked under the vehicle to make repairs, a semi truck collided with them on the shoulder of Interstate 39. The...
Two killed in semi-truck collision
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | Jun 6, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
The identities of two Springfield residents who were killed in a collision with a semi-tractor trailer on Wednesday were released. The fatal truck crash involved the driver and passenger of a Pontiac Grand Prix which crossed the median on Interstate 70 and was struck...
Fatal truck accident victim identified
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 31, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
The woman who was killed in a collision with two semi-trucks on Wednesday has been identified. The fatal truck crash involved four vehicles on Interstate 80. The Toyota being driven by the 60 year old Park Forest resident collided into the back of a semi-tractor which...
Truck driver who hit train had dubious record
On behalf of Rapoport, Weisberg & Sims P.C. | May 19, 2011 | Trucking Negligence
The Prospect Heights truck driver who struck and derailed a Metra train last Friday had a record that included a DUI, as well more than 50 other traffic violations. Victims of the serious truck accident are left to wonder how he could still be driving with so many...
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