Month: July 2018

Fatal Elgin Car-Semi Truck Collision At Randall Road And Hopps Road

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Fatal Kane County Car-Semi Truck Collision 

There was a fatal Elgin car-semi truck collision on Sunday (July 29, 2018) afternoon.  The accident happened at the intersection of Randall Road and Hopps Road.  Elgin police and fire department units went to the accident scene starting at 2:20 p.m.

The woman killed in the crash was identified as Consuelo Pina, 18, of Elgin.

An excerpt regarding the fatal crash, from the July 31, 2018 Kane County Connects article titled “Update:  Coroner ID’s 18-Year-Old Elgin Woman Killed In Randall Road Crash“:

The preliminary investigation revealed that a semi-truck driven by a 57-year-old Wheeling resident was traveling north on Randall Road when a southbound vehicle driven by Pina turned east onto Hopps Road from Randall Road and was struck by the truck.

Pina, the sole occupant, was pronounced deceased from injuries sustained in the crash. Pina’s identity has been withheld pending notification to relatives, police said.

A subsequent autopsy revealed that Pina died from multiple injuries resulting from the accident.

Those with information concerning this fatal Elgin car-semi truck collision are asked to call 847-289-2661, or text 847411 and include ELGINPD at the beginning of the text, along with the message and/or tip information.

The accident investigation is ongoing.

Additional Details Regarding This Fatal Elgin Car-Semi Truck Collision

Additional details and possible updates concerning this accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the article mentioned above.

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If you were injured in an accident – or represent someone who died in an accident – call Tony Elman, Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Law Group, at (773) 392-8182 to discuss the accident and see what legal actions may be taken.  This legal consultation is free and is confidential in nature.

Elman Law Group, LLC has been handling Illinois personal injury cases for 25+ years, and during this time has handled over 10,000 personal injury cases.  Through this extensive experience we have built a reputation for our court trial performance.  As seen in many cases, this successful trial experience may (substantially) increase your potential accident injury compensation.

Elman Law Group, LLC handles cases on a contingency basis…you will not be charged legal fees unless and until there is a monetary recovery.

Aurora Crash Statistics And Intersections At Which The Most Injury Crashes Occur

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Aurora Crash Statistics First Six Months Of 2018

The Aurora Police Department have released Aurora crash statistics for the first six months of 2018.  The results of these crashes, which include statistics on crash injuries and fatal crashes, are discussed in the Kane County Connects post of July 19, 2018 titled “Aurora Intersections With Most Crashes, Fatalities From January To June 2018.”

An excerpt:

According to the APD Facebook post, there were 528 injury crashes in Aurora during that six-month period and 2,919 crashes in total.

There are also statistics with regard to intersections in which crashes and fatal crashes occur.  Some may consider these “dangerous intersections” due to the number of serious crashes that occur at them.  An excerpt from the post:

 Eola Road certainly is one of the thoroughfares that comes up time and again. In fact, “Eola” appears among the top three intersections with most injuries or fatal crashes.

Additional Details Regarding These Aurora Crash Statistics

Additional details and possible updates concerning these Aurora crash statistics can be seen in the Kane County Connects article mentioned above.

On this site, many different Aurora vehicle accidents resulting in injuries have been summarized.

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If you were injured in an accident – or represent someone who died in an accident – call Tony Elman, Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Law Group, at (773) 392-8182 to discuss the accident and see what legal actions may be taken.  This legal consultation is free and is confidential in nature.

Elman Law Group, LLC has been handling Illinois personal injury cases for 25+ years, and during this time has handled over 10,000 personal injury cases.  Through this extensive experience we have built a reputation for our court trial performance.  As seen in many cases, this successful trial experience may (substantially) increase your potential accident injury compensation.

Elman Law Group, LLC handles cases on a contingency basis…you will not be charged legal fees unless and until there is a monetary recovery.

Fatal Aurora Motorcycle Accident Involving Motorcycle Loss Of Control

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Kane County Accident Involving Motorcycle Loss Of Control 

There have been numerous Illinois motorcycle accidents involving motorcycle loss of control in 2018.  Some of these crashes have been summarized on this site.

On Thursday (July 5, 2018) afternoon there was a fatal motorcycle crash in Aurora.  According to Aurora Police the crash involved a motorcycle loss of control.

Aurora Police say that the bike hit a tree near the intersection of Eola Road and McCoy Road just before 2:00 p.m.  At the time of the crash the motorcyclist was riding south on Eola Road.

An excerpt regarding the crash, from the July 6, 2018 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Man dead in Aurora motorcycle crash on Eola Road“:

Jonathan J. Benavides, 30, was driving a 2012 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle at a high speed about 1:20 p.m., heading south on Eola Road from McCoy Drive, when he lost control while changing lanes, according to Aurora police. The motorcycle hit a curb and Benavides was thrown from the bike and hit a tree.

Additional Details Regarding This Motorcycle Loss Of Control Accident

Additional details and possible updates concerning this fatal Illinois crash involving a motorcycle loss of control can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the article mentioned above as well as the July 5, 2018 Batavia Patch article titled “1 Dead After Single-Vehicle Motorcycle Crash In Aurora:  Cops.”

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If you were injured in an accident – or represent someone who died in an accident – call Tony Elman, Lead Trial Attorney of the Elman Law Group, at (773) 392-8182 to discuss the accident and see what legal actions may be taken.  This legal consultation is free and is confidential in nature.

Elman Law Group, LLC has been handling Illinois personal injury cases for 25+ years, and during this time has handled over 10,000 personal injury cases.  Through this extensive experience we have built a reputation for our court trial performance.  As seen in many cases, this successful trial experience may (substantially) increase your potential accident injury compensation.

Elman Law Group, LLC handles cases on a contingency basis…you will not be charged legal fees unless and until there is a monetary recovery.