{"id":309,"date":"2013-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/truck-accident-kills-family-of-seven-including-four-children\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:29","slug":"truck-accident-kills-family-of-seven-including-four-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/truck-accident-kills-family-of-seven-including-four-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck Accident Kills Family of Seven, Including Four Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | August 21, 2013<\/p>\n<p>A driver\u2019s worst nightmare is to be involved in an accident involving not one, but two semi trucks. Unfortunately, this became a reality for a family from Merrillville, Indiana, when their Jeep was rear-ended by semi and then pushed into another one in front of them. The accident occurred in Demotte, Indiana, a little over an hour outside Chicago, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>The Aug. 15 <a href=\"\/auto-accidents\/truck-accidents\/\">truck accident<\/a> happened on I-65 and killed seven family members, four of them children under age 8. Two women \u2013 the children\u2019s parents \u2013 and an uncle were also killed in the crash. The accident, which occurred at around 10 p.m., left the Jeep greatly compacted and burnt beyond recognition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/truck-accident-kills-family-of-seven-including-four-children\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Truck Accident Kills Family of Seven, Including Four Children\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | August 21, 2013 A driver\u2019s worst nightmare is to be involved in an accident involving not one, but two semi trucks. Unfortunately, this became a reality for a family from Merrillville, Indiana, when their Jeep was rear-ended by semi and then pushed into another one in front of them. 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