{"id":340,"date":"2014-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/million-dollar-bail-for-driver-accused-in-fatal-truck-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:08","slug":"million-dollar-bail-for-driver-accused-in-fatal-truck-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/million-dollar-bail-for-driver-accused-in-fatal-truck-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Million-Dollar Bail for Driver Accused in Fatal Truck Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | August 8, 2014<\/p>\n<p>Illinois State Police say that 51-year-old truck driver from Leesburg, Indiana, is responsible for a multi-vehicle crash that killed four people and injured four others. Police say the truck driver was traveling in excess of posted speeds on July 21 when he attempted to abruptly change lanes in a construction zone on I-55 near Arsenal Road in Elwood, Illinois.<\/p>\n<p>The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. after the truck driver allegedly failed to reduce his speed before entering the construction zone. Prosecutors are now also implying that fatigue may have played a role in accident. Investigators took a close look at the defendant\u2019s logbook, which is a record of driving hours all commercial truck drivers are required to maintain. Prosecutors have since charged the defendant with falsifying a logbook, willful violation of a logbook and failure to reduce speed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/million-dollar-bail-for-driver-accused-in-fatal-truck-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Million-Dollar Bail for Driver Accused in Fatal Truck Accident\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | August 8, 2014 Illinois State Police say that 51-year-old truck driver from Leesburg, Indiana, is responsible for a multi-vehicle crash that killed four people and injured four others. 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