A wrongful death case was recently thrown out due to the statute of limitations in the case. The case was filed by the parents of a 22-year-old that was found dead in her boyfriend’s home in 2005.

Her death was labeled a murder-suicide case by police officials, but her parents have filed a wrongful death suit against the estate of her boyfriend that shot her and the man who gave him a gun.

The family is claiming that the man who gave the gun to the boyfriend,negligently entrusted the weapon with a person that was suffering from depression. Neither of the defendants have been served since the suit was filed in 2007.

Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

The driver of a small car was injured after being involved in a car accident on Route 251.

According to authorities, the 53-year-old woman was driving south on Route 251 when the car left the roadway for unknown reasons and hit a ditch.

After the woman hit the ditch, the car then rolled across the County Highway 23 and landed in another ditch before coming to stop. The woman had to be extricated from the car and was rushed to the hospital in Peoria by helicopter. The accident remains under investigation at this time.

Car accidents can happen quickly and change the lives of many people involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim..

Families in Illinois who have lost a family member in a car accident will now be able to memorialize their loved ones by putting a marker in the spot where the accident occurred.

This new program now allows the family to purchase signs from the Department of Transportation and then they will install them near the spot of the accident.

Many families make their own markers and put them on the side of the road and they are left there as long as they are not too distracting for drivers. Illinois already has a similar law for victims of drunk driving accidents.

If you or a loved one has been injured in car accident due to someone else’s negligence, contact the Danville car accident lawyers of LaMarca & Landry, P.C. by calling 217-443-4343.

Fresh Express has voluntarily recalled salad products after a Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The California-based company is recalling 2,825 cases of the Veggie Lovers Salad.

The recalled products have a used by date of August 10. All of the salad bags are being pulled from the shelves although no illnesses have been reported to the FDA.

The recall comes right after another Fresh Express recall last month after a possible E. Coli contamination. The Veggie Lovers salad mix was distributed in 13 states including, Missouri, Michigan, Illinois, Maryland, Kansas, New York and New Jersey.

If you or a loved one has become ill after eating a defective product, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Danville product liability lawyers of LaMarca & Landry, P.C. by calling 217-443-4343 today.

A 16-year-old girl and her 13-year-old brother from Fairbury were killed in a car accident while their family was on vacation in Oklahoma.

The accident occurred when the driver of the motor home the family was riding in, ran off the Cherokee Turnpike, near Tulsa for unknown reasons. After the vehicle ran off the right side of the road, it struck four concrete pillars.

The driver had to be freed from the vehicle by emergency crews and he and his wife were transported to the hospital along with two other passengers. The two teenagers were pronounced dead at the scene at 5:35 p.m.

Car accidents can have devastating effects on all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims.

One man remains hospitalized after a construction trucking accident on Interstate 57 near Ashkum and Gilman.

A 49-year-old man was hauling compressed hydrogen canisters on a semi-truck when he rear-ended a construction truck. The accident occurred in a construction zone where crews were working on the road.

State police inspected the scene for a leak or spill of the materials but nothing was found. The man remains in serious condition at Riverside Medical Center.

Trucking accidents can cause serious injury to everyone involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

A 51-year-old’s semi-trailer became stuck on railroad tracks and was not able to move because there were vehicles in front and behind him.

The accident occurred at Nagle Crossing making it the sixth crash at this crossing since 2005. The man leaped from the driver’s seat of the car and managed to escape serious injury.

No other injuries were reported, but the train delayed traffic for over an hour. The man was ticketed for stopping on railroad tracks but he has said that he will fight the charges. The traffic signals at the intersection are operated by the Chicago Department of Transportation.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, contact the Danville trucking accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-443-4343.

Three people were sent to the hospital in multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 57, according to Illinois State Police.

The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. when a 37-year-old man was traveling southbound on the roadway when he was struck by a 44-year-old male driver. The 37-year-old man was driving a crash truck that is used to paint stripes on the road and was struck head on by the other man.

The 44-year-old man’s Volvo was pushed off of the side of the road and the crash truck came to stop on the shoulder. A man reading a road map than struck the truck and another man struck that car. The current condition if the injured victims are unknown and the accident is still under investigation.

If you or a loved one has been injured in car accident, contact the Danville car accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-443-4343 today.

A worker employed with Peabody Energy Corp. was killed on July 9 in a workplace accident in a mine in Illinois.

The mine is now closed in order for an investigation to begin so that the details of the tragic accident can be known. The accident happened underground and involved a shuttle a car.

Last month, the U.S. Mine Health and Safety Administration allegedly found safety issues at the mine and wanted to expedite the process for fear of dangerous work conditions that could harm the employees.

The mine has previously been cited for not providing the adequate protection for roof falls and other violations that totaled $230,000 in fines.

Workplace accidents can have traumatizing effects for all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victims.

A car and truck accident on I-74 killed a father and son from St. Joseph on July 8.

The accident occurred when the 52-year-old man and his 23-year-old son were heading westbound on the highway and their Toyota Camry crossed the center line and struck a semi-trailer head-on. Officials believe that the car may have hydroplaned on the slick, rainy roads.

The father and son were pronounced dead at the scene, a third person was injured in the accident, a 21-year-old woman from Mansfield. The driver of the semi-truck was not injured.

Car and trucking accident can cause serious injury and have traumatic effects on all involved, our thoughts are with the families of the victims.