{"id":294,"date":"2014-09-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-09-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/illinois-pedestrian-killed-by-police-suv-in-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:06","slug":"illinois-pedestrian-killed-by-police-suv-in-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-pedestrian-killed-by-police-suv-in-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Pedestrian Killed by Police SUV in Car Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | September 19, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Wheeling, Illinois, police say that one of their officers struck and killed a pedestrian on Sep. 14, as they were attempting to engage a vehicle suspected of a traffic violation. The accident occurred in north suburban Wheeling, Illinois, around 5:45 a.m. as the 20-year-old victim attempted to cross McHenry Road while on foot.<\/p>\n<p>According to the deputy chief of the Wheeling Police Department, the officer who struck the victim was a 22-year veteran of the force who had not yet turned on his emergency lights or siren as he attempted to maneuver toward a westbound driver whom he suspected of committing a traffic violation. A neighbor who witnessed the accident corroborated the absence of emergency lights and siren. The officer has since been suspended with pay indefinitely. The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team is conducting the investigation of the accident.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/illinois-pedestrian-killed-by-police-suv-in-car-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Illinois Pedestrian Killed by Police SUV in Car Accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | September 19, 2014 Wheeling, Illinois, police say that one of their officers struck and killed a pedestrian on Sep. 14, as they were attempting to engage a vehicle suspected of a traffic violation. 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