Man dies in Orland Park car accident
The Orland Park Prairie is reporting that a 91-year-old Orland Park man was killed in a car accident at the intersection of 80th Avenue and Wheeler Drive in Orland Park on Thursday afternoon.
The initial police investigation concluded that the man’s Toyota Corolla was travelling eastbound on Wheeler when he drove through a red light at 80th Avenue. His car was struck by an International Truck traveling southbound. The elderly man was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he later died.
Traffic specialists are still investigating the incident and are searching for witnesses to the crash.
At this time it is unclear if the truck driver is at fault for the accident, but if the police investigation shows that the truck driver contributed to the accident, the deceased man’s family may have a wrongful death claim against the driver, his employer and the employer’s insurance carrier under Illinois Law.
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