{"id":289,"date":"2014-05-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/illinois-hit-and-run-car-accident-kills-man\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:12","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:12","slug":"illinois-hit-and-run-car-accident-kills-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-hit-and-run-car-accident-kills-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Hit-and-Run Car Accident Kills Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | May 30, 2014<\/p>\n<p>A well-known former high school boys\u2019 swim coach has been identified as a victim in a fatal car accident in Illinois. The driver who caused the crash was allegedly intoxicated at the time. He is currently housed at Winnebago County Jail with bond set at $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>The car accident happened in the early morning hours of May 20 on Illinois 251 in Rockford. The 46-year-old driver was merging into traffic when his vehicle drove over two medians and hit a guardrail. The impact caused the vehicle to become airborne and it landed on a pickup truck driven by the 57-year-old victim, who was on his way to work. He died at the scene due to chest trauma.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-hit-and-run-car-accident-kills-man\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Illinois Hit-and-Run Car Accident Kills Man\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | May 30, 2014 A well-known former high school boys\u2019 swim coach has been identified as a victim in a fatal car accident in Illinois. The driver who caused the crash was allegedly intoxicated at the time. 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