{"id":3269,"date":"2014-03-13T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2019-10-28T10:34:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T10:34:56","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-affirms-component-part-defect-car-proximate-cause-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-component-part-defect-car-proximate-cause-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Affirms that Component Part Defect of Car Was Not the Proximate Cause of Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Liam O\u2019Neill bought a 2000 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gmc.com\/terrain-compact-suv.html?seo=msn_|_GMC_Segment_600976_|_GM-Bing-SG-SN-Terrain-SUV-BMM_|_General_|_+suv\">GMC Jimmy SUV<\/a>.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>On July 3, 2001, his wife, Mary, was driving home in the SUV when the vehicle suddenly stopped.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>She was in the eastbound lane of a 2-lane street.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Mary attempted to restart the SUV several times but it would not start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">She called a tow truck and her husband came out to help her push the SUV off the road. Mary then turned on her hazard lights and Liam pushed the car on the driver\u2019s side, while steering. Mary pushed from behind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">While the O\u2019Neills were trying to move the SUV, a car driven by Raymond Martin struck the rear of the SUV.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Liam was knocked to the ground and Mary\u2019s legs were pinned between the two vehicles, which led to her legs being amputated above the knee.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Other cars had passed the O\u2019Neills\u2019 SUV while it was stopped without incident. The weather was clear and there were no visual obstructions or obstacles that hindered a view of the O\u2019Neills\u2019 stalled vehicle.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-affirms-component-part-defect-car-proximate-cause-injuries\/#more-3269\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam O\u2019Neill bought a 2000 GMC Jimmy SUV.\u00a0 On July 3, 2001, his wife, Mary, was driving home in the SUV when the vehicle suddenly stopped.\u00a0 She was in the eastbound lane of a 2-lane street.\u00a0 Mary attempted to restart the SUV several times but it would not start. 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