Construction Truck Causes Plainfield, IL Truck Accident
Post Date: October 25th, 2010
As a St. Louis truck accident attorney, I follow the latest accidents involving semi-trucks in the state of Missouri and Illinois. My attention was directed to a violent accident involving a semi-truck, construction truck, and two passenger vehicles in Plainfield, Illinois. On October 18, 2010 at 6:30 p.m. on U.S. 30 close to 111th Street a construction truck traveling east drove over the centerline and struck a westbound pickup and passenger car before colliding head on with a semi-truck.
The accident seriously injured six people. The driver and three passengers of the passenger car were taken to Rush-Copley for injuries and the driver of the pickup truck was treated for a serious arm injury. When the construction truck and semi-truck crashed head on, the semi-truck caught on fire. The driver of the semi-truck was able to evacuate his truck before it was completely engulfed in flames. He was treated for a minor head injury and moderate burns. The construction truck driver was critically burned and was taken to Maywood’s Loyola University Medical Center by LifeStar helicopter.
“The truck was full engulfed by the time we got there, and I believe it burned down to the ground,” Trooper R.A. Caves said”
The passenger car received minor damage to the back end and the pick up truck and construction truck had extensive front-end damage. The semi-truck was burned to the ground by the time emergency service people arrived at the scene. The accident still remains open and an accident reconstruction will be done as it is common for serious truck accidents.
Joshua P. Myers is the owner and President of Myers Injury Law, LLC and a founding partner of Schultz & Myers, LLC. Based in St. Louis, Missouri, his personal injury law firm routinely handles semi-truck accidents that result in personal injury or death throughout the Midwest. If you have been hurt or have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another driver, please contact a truck accident attorney to learn your rights. It is always free to discuss your case and there are never any attorney’s fees until we recover on your behalf.
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