{"id":4301,"date":"2014-09-30T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T15:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4301"},"modified":"2014-09-27T08:49:15","modified_gmt":"2014-09-27T13:49:15","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-jurys-verdict-direct-verdicts-plaintiff-automobile-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-jurys-verdict-direct-verdicts-plaintiff-automobile-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Jury\u2019s Verdict and Direct Verdicts for Plaintiff in Automobile Accident"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this case, the plaintiff Tabitha Wiggins and the defendant Sheila Bonsack were involved in an automobile collision that took place near the intersection of Logan Street and Route 149 in West Frankfort<\/a>, Ill. The intersection is a 4-way intersection with traffic control devices in each direction. According to the record, the defendant, Bonsack, stopped to get gas after work and was then exiting Podge\u2019s Service Station near the intersection by turning left out of Podge\u2019s parking lot to travel north on Logan Street. In order to turn left onto northbound Logan, Bonsack had to cross two lanes of southbound traffic. Because traffic was heavy at the time, Bonsack sat for 2-3 minutes waiting for a break in traffic in order to exit.<\/p>\n

According to Bonsack, an unidentified man in a red truck came to a stop in the southbound lane closest to Podge\u2019s and left a gap between his truck and the two cars in front of him that were stopped at the red light at the intersection. The driver of the red truck waved Bonsack through. Bonsack proceeded slowly, but Wiggins\u2019 car crashed into the front of Bonsack\u2019s car at that moment.<\/p>\n

Wiggins was 15 at the time of the accident and was driving on a driver\u2019s permit. Her mother was in the passenger seat. Wiggins was approaching the traffic light at the intersection and noted that it was red in her direction. She was applying her brakes when Bonsack\u2019s car came out into her lane, resulting in the crash. Wiggins had testified that she was \u201cgoing the speed limit or under “’cause it was a stop light.\u201d She estimated that she was traveling at 20 mph or less. The airbags in Wiggins\u2019s vehicle did not deploy on impact.<\/p>\n

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In this case, the plaintiff Tabitha Wiggins and the defendant Sheila Bonsack were involved in an automobile collision that took place near the intersection of Logan Street and Route 149 in West Frankfort, Ill. The intersection is a 4-way intersection with traffic control devices in each direction. 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