{"id":7239,"date":"2019-09-23T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/?p=7239"},"modified":"2019-09-21T11:21:05","modified_gmt":"2019-09-21T11:21:05","slug":"illinois-appellate-court-reverses-summary-judgment-in-police-pursuit-lawsuit-that-caused-two-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-summary-judgment-in-police-pursuit-lawsuit-that-caused-two-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Police Pursuit That Resulted in Two Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On April 10, 2014, two Chicago police officers noticed a car without a front license plate, and they attempted to pull it over. The vehicle, which was being driven by Glenn Jones, was owned by Dalia Smith who was a passenger in the car.<\/p>\n<p>As the Chicago police officers attempted to curb the vehicle, Jones suddenly accelerated, driving up to 70 mph down a two-lane street with a 30-mph speed limit. The car he was driving ran through stop signs and a red light.<\/p>\n<p>The police officers followed for four blocks at speeds up to 55 mph before disengaging. However, as the police officers were stopping, the Jones vehicle struck another car containing Kelly Winston and her daughters, Kayla and Kyla. Video of the crash showed that the entire incident, from the police attempting to curb the Jones vehicle to the time of the collision, lasted only about 20 seconds. Jones and Smith were both killed in the crash.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/illinois-appellate-court-reverses-summary-judgment-in-police-pursuit-lawsuit-that-caused-two-deaths\/#more-7239\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On April 10, 2014, two Chicago police officers noticed a car without a front license plate, and they attempted to pull it over. The vehicle, which was being driven by Glenn Jones, was owned by Dalia Smith who was a passenger in the car. 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