{"id":5357,"date":"2015-06-30T10:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-06-30T15:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=5357"},"modified":"2015-06-27T18:18:48","modified_gmt":"2015-06-27T23:18:48","slug":"13000-cook-county-jury-verdict-for-pedestrian-hit-by-backing-car-in-chicagos-west-loop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/13000-cook-county-jury-verdict-for-pedestrian-hit-by-backing-car-in-chicagos-west-loop\/","title":{"rendered":"$13,000 Cook County Jury Verdict for Pedestrian Hit by Backing Car in Chicago\u2019s West Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 13, 2011, Maria Ruth Garcia was walking northbound across Adams Street midblock near Des Plaines Street in Chicago when she was struck by the defendant\u2019s backing car, which was allegedly going 40-50 mph in reverse. The defendant was Maureen O\u2019Grady.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia, 56, suffered a bump on her head as well as neck and back strains. She underwent 7 months of chiropractic treatments, which totaled in expenses $27,799.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Grady, 46, argued that she was driving westbound on Adams when she stopped at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oldstpats.org\/\">Old St. Patrick\u2019s Church<\/a>, where she backed up to access a parking lot on the south side of that street. She said she had only backed up a foot or two prior to contact with Garcia.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/13000-cook-county-jury-verdict-for-pedestrian-hit-by-backing-car-in-chicagos-west-loop\/#more-5357\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 13, 2011, Maria Ruth Garcia was walking northbound across Adams Street midblock near Des Plaines Street in Chicago when she was struck by the defendant\u2019s backing car, which was allegedly going 40-50 mph in reverse. The defendant was Maureen O\u2019Grady. 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