{"id":4324,"date":"2014-10-16T10:00:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T15:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=4324"},"modified":"2014-10-14T16:48:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:48:07","slug":"illinois-jury-verdict-753000-injuries-caused-truck-driver-crossed-center-line-causing-head-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-jury-verdict-753000-injuries-caused-truck-driver-crossed-center-line-causing-head-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Jury Verdict for $753,000 for Injuries Caused by Truck Driver Who Crossed Center Line Causing Head-On Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeremy Droege and his five family members, including his wife, his mother, and three children, ages 7, 5 and 3, were passengers in a car that was struck head-on by a truck driven by James Benson for J.B. Hunt Transport<\/a> on Oct. 2, 2010. The Droege family was in a car traveling northbound on Route 29 in Sparland<\/a>, Marshall County, Ill., when Benson\u2019s southbound truck tractor, without an attached trailer, crossed the center line into the northbound lane and crashed head-on with Droege\u2019s van near North Street.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Droege, 32 and the wife of Jeremy, was the most seriously injured and remained hospitalized for 23 hours, while the other five plaintiffs were treated in the emergency room and released. She suffered cervical fractures at C-6 and C-7 with a closed head injury causing traumatic brain injury, leaving her at increased risk of epilepsy.<\/p>\n

Jeremy Droege, 32, was the driver. He suffered a knee bone contusion and soft tissue neck and back injuries. His mother, Betty, 75, also suffered injuries. The three children, ages 7, 5 and 3, had only emergency room care but experienced emotional distress and nightmares after the crash.<\/p>\n

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