A pedestrian in the Lincoln Park neighborhood was hit by a cab and sent tot the hospital.

The 21-year-old woman was at the intersection of Ashland and Fullerton when the accident occurred between two taxi cars. One of the taxis ran a red light and hit a second taxi. That sent the second car towards the sidewalk in which the second car hit the woman before crashing into a liquor store.

The young woman was sent to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she is in stable but serious condition. The driver of the second cab and a passenger in the first cab suffered minor injuries. The driver of the first cab, Kakajan Islamov, was treated and released. The 27-year-old Chicago resident was later cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

As a pedestrian, you hope to never have a car come on the sidewalk where you are walking. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured in an accident as a pedestrian, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for a legal consultation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A photographer died after he was hit by a motorist after taking pictures of a car belonging to Justin Bieber.

On New Year’s Day, Christopher J. Guerra, 29, was taking pictures of a Ferrari registered to Beiber involved in a traffic stop. The vehicle was on the side ofL.A.’s Sepulveda Boulevard near the Getty Center Drive exit of the 405 freeway. Beiber was not in the car at the time of the traffic stop.

Guerra was heading back to his vehicle after being told repeatedly by Police to leave the area. Around 5:50 p.m., the photographer was hit by a 2007 Toyota Highlander that was heading south.

Guerra was taken to Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. The 69-year-old driver of the Highlander is cooperating with police.

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The intersection of Grove Street and Ridge Avenue in Evanston was the scene of an accident involving two pedestrians and a minivan on Thursday morning.

A 39-year-old man and his 5-year-old son were walking to Dewey School, the son’s grade school, on December 20^th. As they were crossing Ridge Avenue on the north side of Grove Street, the pair was struck by a minivan driven by a 57-year-old woman. The child was thrown to the parkway. The man was dragged underneath the vehicle for 30-40 feet. Firefighters removed the man from beneath the minivan by raising the vehicle.

Both pedestrians were taken to Evanston Hospital. The child had a large hematoma on his head and was listed in stable condition. The man had multiple fractures and was listed in critical condition. Evanston Police and the major crash assistance team investigated the accident, closing Ridge Avenue from Church to Lake Streets for several hours.

Pedestrians want to know that simply crossing the street will not put them in peril. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured as a pedestrian by a motor vehicle, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for legal advice. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

An accident caused by a city worker in May 2011 has resulted in a payout of $6.25 million to a pedestrian.

Dwight Washington, a worker in the Streets and Sanitation Department in the City of Chicago, was driving a F-150 pick-up truck in his job as a laborer on May 21st. Washington hit the curb at Ceder and Rush streets in the Gold Coast neighborhood and hit several people out enjoying the spring day. An open bottle of brandy was found in the truck and it was determined that Washington was drunk.

Richard Chang was pinned under the truck once it stopped. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, needing to learn to talk and walk once again. He used to work as a computer scientist but is unable to do so now and unable to independently care for himself. Chang also has medical expenses in excess of $500,000. It is estimated that he has lost approximately $2.5 million in wages.

The City of Chicago signed off on the $6.25 million payout to Chang last week. Washington has since been sentenced to nine years of imprisonment after pleading guilty to four counts of aggravated driving under the influence. Changes have been made in the Streets and Sanitation department to include random drug testing for all employees,  mirroring what currently happens in the Police and Fire departments.

Three other lawsuits are still pending in regards to this accident.

While a monetary award cannot bring back a person to their full health, it can help with the expenses that accrue from an accident with a drunk driver. If you or a loved one knows someone who has suffered brain trauma from an accident with a drunk driver, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to determine your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A lawsuit has been filed by the family of a Park Ridge man who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in November 2012.

Ronald Bougan, 53, was walking on the south side of Touhy Avenue near the entrance of Axehead Lake Forest Preserve on November 5^th.  The lawsuit charges that Kristian Hernandez, 36, was failing to keep a proper lookout, changing lanes and speeding when he hit the Park Ridge man. Nor did Hernandez assist the man after hitting Bougan  with his black Dodge Challenger. Bougan was discovered by a bicyclist.

Cook County officers canvassed area body shops and discovered Hernandez brought in a  a car suspected to involved in the accident. Police arrested Hernandez who was working as an EMT for a private ambulance company in Skokie at the time.

The lawsuit, filed on December 11, 2012, seeks an award in excess of $50,000.

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A Joliet man walking with his wife and dog on Saturday morning was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Luis and Carmen Valladolid were walking eastward on Curtis Avenue with their dog nearing the cross street of Williams Street on December 1^st. Around 6:45 a.m. a small grey or silver car turned into the wrong lane of Williams Street and struck the couple from behind. Mrs. Valladolid was only grazed but her 68-year-old husband struck the windshield and suffered critical injuries. The driver stopped the car and got out to look at what happened.

The driver then went back into his car and drove away on Waverly Place. An off-duty police officer on his way to work saw the couple and called for paramedics. Mr. Valladolid was taken to Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center and stayed in the intensive care until his family ceased life support on Monday, December 3^rd.

Police canvassed the area for the car but have not located the vehicle. The family dog was not injured in the accident.

Taking an early morning walk with your spouse should not put a person in the hospital. If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured as a pedestrian, call Spiros Law at 815-922-9292 to discuss your legal rights. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A state trooper was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer truck on Monday morning during a normal traffic stop alongside Interstate 55 near Litchfield.

On the morning of November 26^th, motorcycle unit Illinois State trooper Kyle Deatherage had stopped a motorist in the northbound lanes of I-55 near mile marker 62. Just before 9:00 a.m. as Deatherage was speaking to the motorist, a passing truck hit the officer.  The 32-year-old trooper was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.

The Interstate was closed between exits 60 and 63 for several hours while accident reconstruction officers investigated the accident. The truck driver who hit Deatherage did not immediately stop after the accident. It is not known if the driver was cited or if there were any other injuries from the accident at this time.

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A woman in her twenties was sent to the hospital after being hit by a car on Friday night.

On Interstate-55, an Illinois State trooper was investigating a crash that occurred on the inside shoulder of the southbound lanes of I-55 just north of Woodward Avenue near the DuPage County/Will County border on November 16th.

At approximately 5:26 p.m., the young woman picking up her boyfriend involved in that crash was walking towards the trooper’s vehicle when a third car struck the center median and then hit the woman. The third vehicle then continued traveling south and hit the state trooper’s vehicle.

The impact sent the woman into the northbound lanes of I-55. She was not hit by any oncoming traffic but she was taken to Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in serious condition. The officer was treated and released from a local hospital. The 36-year-old driver of the third vehicle was taken for evaluation to a local hospital.

The accident remains under investigation.

No one ever expects an accident to happen to them or the resulting injuries. If you or a loved one knows someone recovering from an accident with a motor vehicle, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 to explore your legal options. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

A February crash that left a Downers Grove teen severely disabled has resulted in a conviction against the driver.

Hunter Himes,14, was bicycling  on Lemont Road, heading home. At the same time, Timothy Hagen was driving down  Beller Drive, approaching  Lemont Road. As Hagen was turning right onto Lemont Road, he felt a bump on the truck. When he stopped he found Hunter underneath his vehicle. Hunter suffered traumatic brain injury from the accident and is now in hospice care.

Hagen was convicted of failure to yield to a pedestrian on a sidewalk. He was sentenced to 300 hours of community service and ordered to pay a $1,500 fine.  Himes’ family and friends are currently petitioning Governor Quinn’s office to change the law in regards to traffic laws and a pedestrian’s injury/death.

Traffic accidents that injure pedestrians can cause a varying amount of injuries. If you or a loved one knows someone who is recovering from injuries caused by a vehicle when they were on a sidewalk, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for professional legal representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.

The car involved in a hit-and-run accident on Monday evening that killed a West Rogers Park man and injured another has been found.

Tsering Dorjee, 44,  spent November 12th helping his brother-in-law, Dakpa Jorden, find an apartment for his family, who were expected to come from India next month. The two men crossed the street in the 6400 block of North Maplewood around 6 p.m. when a dark blue Volkswagen Beetle hit the two men.

Dorjee was taken to St. Frances Hospital in Evanston where he died around 10:27 p.m. with his wife by his side. Jorden was also taken to St. Francis with a broken leg. The Volkswagon was found the next day in the area of Francisco and Albion streets in the West Rogers Park Neighborhood, which is only a half a mile away from the accident site. The police are continuing efforts to find the driver who has not been located at this time.

A hit-and-run driver may never see the damage they cause to others.  If you or a loved one knows someone who has been injured by a hit-and-run driver, call Spiros Law at 815-929-9292 for professional legal representation. Visit the website at www.spiroslaw.com.