Glendale Heights, IL — A bicyclist was injured when he was hit by an 18-wheeler in Glendale Heights, Illinois, on Wednesday, July 9, 2014. The accident took place on Army Trail Road, around five in the morning.
Reports indicate that the bicyclist, whose name has not been released, was riding along Army Trail when he was hit by a passing 18-wheeler being driven by Victor Torres.
The bicyclist was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. His injuries have been described as non-life-threatening.
Torres was ticketed by police for improperly overtaking the bicyclist.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
A lot of people see that I’m a personal injury lawyer and automatically assume that I don’t like truck drivers. That isn’t true. I don’t like bad truck drivers. I don’t like truck drivers who make bad decisions and hurt innocent people. This accident is a perfect example. If the driver had been paying more attention to who he was sharing the road with, and the proximity of that person to his truck, then this accident wouldn’t have happened. The truck driver isn’t an inherently bad person, but he made a bad decision, and he, and by extension the trucking company he works for, need to be help responsible. No, the bicyclist wasn’t killed, but the fact that his injuries weren’t as bad as they could have been doesn’t excuse the actions of the driver.
— Grossman Law Offices
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