OAKWOOD HILLS, IL — Two people died after a single-vehicle accident in Oakwood Hills, Illinois on Friday, May 2nd, 2014, according to a report from The Northwest Herald.
Police think that 22-year-old Robert Sloan was killed when the vehicle he was a passenger in crossed into the lanes of oncoming traffic and collided with a tree on the other side of the road while driving on West Rawson Bridge Road near Ida Drive at around 2:30 in the morning.
Scene of the Accident
Robert Sloan was cut from the vehicle and was taken by EMS to nearby Good Shepherd Hospital where he died a short time later.
The driver of the vehicle was identified in the report as 25-year-old Bradley Kass, who was pronounced dead on the scene by emergency responders.
Authorities believe alcohol was a contributing factor in the accident.
Commentary:
If investigators discover that the driver had recently been at a bar there could be what we in the legal profession call a ‘3rd party dram shop claim’. Why does it matter if they were at a bar? Because some states are equipped with liquor liability laws that make a bar, nightclub, or liquor store culpable for an accident that their customer causes after they were over-served. If a customer becomes grossly intoxicated at a drinking establishment, the bar has over-served them, and could be held liable for any accident they cause if alcohol is found to be the cause of the crash.
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