Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

42-year-old Nicole Gropp was injured in a three-car accident on I-74 in St. Joseph on October 31. Neither 34-year-old Hilary Edgerly, who was in the car directly in front of Gropp’s, nor 44-year-old Kevin Hedden, who was driving the semi truck in front of Edgerly’s car, were injured. Traffic was backed up around 8 a.m. when… Read More

A woman filed a lawsuit against the Skokie Police Department after she sustained several facial bone injuries when an officer smashed her head into a jail cell bench. 47-year old Cassandra Feuerstein of Chicago was being led out of her jail cell when Officer Michael Hart threw her back inside so forcefully, she slammed face-first… Read More

A man is in critical condition after he sustained severe burn injuries from falling on the electrified third rail of the Logan Square station September 26. The accident occurred before 4:30 p.m, according to the Chicago Fire Department’s news office. The man fell down on the third rail tracks and suffered burn injuries. The fire… Read More

A Ford Explorer rolled over along Interstate 290 in Addison on the morning of September 26, causing four people to be killed and four others to sustain injuries, according to the Illinois State Police. Addison Deputy Fire Chief Joe Leone said that seven of the passengers were thrown from the SUV after it swerved off… Read More

Pilot Josh Pavia was charged with violating the Illinois Pesticide Act after spraying pesticide on around 70 teens as they detasseled corn. The teens were sprayed by the overhead plane, which was crop-dusting a nearby field as they worked. According to Carle’s emergency department director, Allen Rinehart, the teens were decontaminated immediately. Pavia faces administrative… Read More

Thousands of former National Football League (NFL) players who suffered brain-related injuries will receive a share of the $765 million the league agreed to pay on Thursday, August 29. Court records state that the compensation agreement was the result of the NFL’s neglect of safety regarding its players and the dangers of head impacts during… Read More

A man died after crashing his van into a median on I-74 near Danville on Wednesday, August 14th, 2013. The man was said to have fallen asleep at the wheel, causing him to enter the median and lose control of his vehicle. Two men were thrown from the van and another had to be cut… Read More

The fire that broke out on a Boeing Dreamliner was said to have originated from distress beacons, according to Boeing and Airbus officials. No one was hurt in the fire that took place on an Ethiopian Airlines plane while parked at London’s Heathrow airport on July 12. However, as a result, British officials suggested immobilizing… Read More

An accident at a northbound I-57 construction work site hospitalized Brent Harris, 20, on Friday afternoon, August 2, 2013. Harris, a construction worker, was reported to have been pinned against a barricade by an excavator that turned and struck Harris just as he was walking past. Kevin Delmore, 43, was operating the John Deere excavator… Read More

On Thursday, 79 teens were admitted to the Carle Foundation Hospital after exposure to fungicide. The teens were detasseling corn in southern Champaign County when they were inadvertently hit with fungicide being sprayed by an aerial crop duster in an adjacent field. Emergency services were notified immediately in order to block off roads and allow… Read More