{"id":290,"date":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/illinois-man-sentenced-to-42-months-for-fatal-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:10","slug":"illinois-man-sentenced-to-42-months-for-fatal-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-man-sentenced-to-42-months-for-fatal-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Fatal Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | July 16, 2014<\/p>\n<p>When a loved one\u2019s life is cut short due to the negligence of another, it is only natural to want to see justice done. But even when justice is done, it doesn\u2019t do anything to bring that loved one back. Sometimes lives are completely ruined, both mentally and financially. Restitution or compensation can, however, help with the financial part of a loss, and sometimes that is enough to help a family move on.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">car accident<\/a> that took the life of a young University of Illinois student in October 2013 finally had its day in court, with the driver of the deadly vehicle sentenced to 42 months in jail. Those 42 months were controversial because the driver, while negligent, caused the accident in a way that seemed to be without intention.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-man-sentenced-to-42-months-for-fatal-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Illinois Man Sentenced to 42 Months for Fatal Accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | July 16, 2014 When a loved one\u2019s life is cut short due to the negligence of another, it is only natural to want to see justice done. But even when justice is done, it doesn\u2019t do anything to bring that loved one back. Sometimes lives are completely ruined, both mentally and financially. 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