MORRIS, IL — A single-vehicle crash claimed the lives of two people in Morris, Illinois on Sunday, July 20st, 2014, according to the report released by the Herald-News.
Police say that 16-year-old Kendall Forth was killed when the vehicle in which she was a passenger is believed to have crashed and rolled several times while driving eastbound on Route 6 around 11:00 Sunday night. The vehicle rolled several times, ejecting two people.
Scene of the Accident
Kendall Forth was rushed by paramedics to St Francis Hospital where an update on their condition was immediately unavailable. Pronounced dead on the scene was 22-year-old James Harris.
The driver of the vehicle was taken by helicopter to a nearby hospital where an update on his condition was immediately unavailable.
One other passenger in the vehicle was also hurt in the crash.
Illinois State Police are currently investigating the crash at this time.
Commentary:
Any time I run a fact pattern like this by one of my friends, they always seem to have it in their minds that the driver of these vehicles is always at fault, but I’m quick to tell them that this is a horrible way to approach an accident investigation. Sure, there is a chance that the accident was related to driver error, but is this the only possibility? Absolutely not. If there are other avenues to investigate, shouldn’t they get equal attention? Mechanical problems cause accidents every single day on our roads, and inspecting the vehicle would tell us quite a bit. It could tell us that a steering lockup or brake failure is the real cause of the crash. Either way, these are the kinds of accidents that need a closer look.
–Grossman Law Offices
