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Two Men Killed By Metra Train

by on June 21, 2011 in Accident, accidental death, train accident, transportation news

Two men were struck and killed by a Metra train Monday night.

According to officials, the outbound train was heading toward Aurora when it hit the two men just before midnight on the Chicago-Cicero border.

A 30-year-old man was dead on the scene and a 53-year-old man died later at a local hospital. The accident occurred on the tracks and not at a crossing, according to police.

The train was scheduled to arrive in Aurora at 12:55 a.m., but was detained at the scene for an investigation. Passengers were transported to another train and arrived an hour late.

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Former Dentist Convicted In Drunk Driving Death

by on June 18, 2011 in Accident, accidental death, car accident, drunk driving, transportation news, wrongful death

A former dentist was convicted Friday of killing a Navy veteran in a drunk driving accident almost three years ago.

Jeff Bondy was killed when Drew Forquer, now 51, made a sloppy left-turn, crossed the center line and ran into Bondy head-on. Bondy was on his motorcycle.

Forquer was convicted of reckless homicide and aggravated drunken driving. According to reports, Forquer had a history of drunken driving convictions prior to the accident and faces up to 15 years in prison for his role in Bondy’s death.

Officials said nearly four-hours after the accident, Forquer registered a 0.045 percent on the breathalyzer, below the legal limit, but survelliance video, field sobriety tests and eyewitness reports showed Forquer was very impaired at the time of the crash.

Sentencing will be at a later date.

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Woman Killed In Accident On The Edens

by on May 25, 2011 in Accident, car accident, transportation news

A 35-year-old woman was killed while driving Tuesday afternoon on the Edens Expressway.

The accident occurred around 2 p.m. when the woman’s car reportedly hit a tree. She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.

The Illinois State Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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Driver Plows Into Pedestrians; Injures Eight

by on May 23, 2011 in Accident, car accident, transportation news

Eight people, including a child, were injured Saturday when a city pickup truck driver who officials said had been drinking hit a group of pedestrians on the Near North Side.

According to reports, some of the pedestrians were actually in a photo shoot when the crash occurred.

Officials said the driver plowed into the crowd, sending many of the pedestrians to local hospitals. Four people were sent in critical-to-serious condition, two were in serious-to-fair condition and two were in fair-to-good condition.

The child was in  good condition, but the child’s nanny was in critical condition, according to the child’s father. The truck driver apparently also hit another vehicle, pinning some people beneath the vehicles.

The driver has been charged with several crimes, included aggravated driving under the influence, causing bodily harm and a DUI.

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School Buses Collide; 20 Taken To Hospitals

by on May 18, 2011 in Accident, bus accident, transportation news

Two school buses carrying students on a class field trip collided Tuesday on their way to Northerwestern University in Evanston.

According to reports, about 50 students were on the two buses. The driver in the second bus was apparently distracted momentarily before rear-ending the first bus. Twenty students and one adult were sent to area hospitals, where they were treated and released.

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Metra To Expand “Quiet Cars” Program

by on May 13, 2011 in Accident, transportation news

Metra announced Friday it plans to expand it’s “quiet car” program to all of its lines, beginning June 6.

Metra tested the program, designed to offer cars without cell phone calls, loud conversations and music to passengers during rush hour times, on the Rock Island line from January through April of this year.

The cars will be marked with decals on the outside and signs on the inside of the affected cars.

The rules inside the cars mandate riders do not take cell phone calls unless absolutely neccessary, and if so, must quickly move to another car or make it very brief. It also discourages conversation between riders and asks that electronic devices be muted as well.

Quiet cars will apply to all inbound trains before 9 a.m. and all outbound trains leaving downtown between 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Metra Announces “Quiet Car Program”

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