{"id":4311,"date":"2014-10-07T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T15:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4311"},"modified":"2014-10-04T20:40:28","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T01:40:28","slug":"175000-cook-county-jury-verdict-head-crash-snowstorm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/175000-cook-county-jury-verdict-head-crash-snowstorm\/","title":{"rendered":"$175,000 Cook County Jury Verdict in Head-On Crash in Snowstorm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Jan. 27, 2011, the defendant, 55-year-old Wayne Mallek, was driving eastbound on Signal Hill Road in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northbarrington.org\/\">North Barrington<\/a>, Ill., during snowy weather. As Mallek went down a steep hill approaching a stop sign at Route 59, he realized he was not going to be able to stop in time due to the accumulation of packed snow on the road. Traffic traveling on Route 59 did not have any stop signs or traffic control devices at that intersection.<\/p>\n<p>Mallek applied his brake hard, pumped the brakes and then swerved sharply to the right but his vehicle did not slow down or respond until he reached the intersection due to the steep decline.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of that maneuver, Mallek slightly sideswiped a southbound box truck driven by the defendant Santiago Nava who was employed by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.randolphpacking.com\/\">Randolph Packing<\/a>. Nava was in the scope of his employment at the time.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/175000-cook-county-jury-verdict-head-crash-snowstorm\/#more-4311\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Jan. 27, 2011, the defendant, 55-year-old Wayne Mallek, was driving eastbound on Signal Hill Road in North Barrington, Ill., during snowy weather. 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