Man Faces Criminal Charges for Providing Alcohol to 17 Year Old Girl Later Hit by Car

A southwest suburban teen died Monday, three days after she was hit by a car. According to a statement from Olympia Fields police, the girl had been wandering down the middle of the 3600 block of Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) in Olympia Fields at five in the morning. Police told the girl's family that her blood alcohol content level was high, perhaps providing an explanation for why she was in the middle of the road. Police also said that they had received multiple 911 calls regarding a person walking in the middle of the roadway before the girl was hit.

Members of the girl's family told reporters that the girl had suffered in the hospital for three days following the accident. In attempts to save her life, doctors reportedly had to revive her five times. According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, the girl was pronounced dead at 3:31 p.m. Monday at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

A 21 year old man is being criminally charged for allegedly purchasing alcohol for the girl before the accident occurred. Police said that before the girl was involved in the accident, they believe she was at a party at the man's house, where alcohol was present.

Police said that the Park Forest man was charged with with one count of providing liquor to a minor and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

In addition to these criminal charges, the man could potentially face a civil law suit from the girl's family. The act of providing alcohol to the girl may give rise to a wrongful death claim. Generally speaking, if an accident results in a fatality, a wrongful death claim may be brought by the family of the deceased when the negligence of another party caused his or her death. Wrongful death suits are usually brought against the parties directly responsible for causing the death, such as the driver of the car his or herself. If successful, a wrongful death claim can provide a family with compensation for their pain and suffering, medical bills, loss of earnings of the deceased, funeral expenses, and in some cases punitive damages.

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A resident of Anderson County is in serious condition today, after being injured in an accident on Liberty Highway over the weekend. Officers from the local police force said they are currently looking into the incident, which killed the Slabtown community’s resident’s nine year old son. A New York Car Accident Attorney, who was working on another case in the area, has been recruited to lend his expertise to the investigation.

The victim in the accident was a male in his early thirties, and is currently being treated at the AnMed Health Medical Center, where a spokesperson from the hospital said he was being treated in the neuroscience intensive care unit of the hospital. The man’s son, who had been taken by helicopter to the Greenville Memorial Hospital, was pronounced dead in the early morning hours Sunday, said the New York Car Accident Lawyer.

Details of the accident are still being investigated, reported the New York Injury Lawyer. Officers say that the man, who had just picked up his son from the boy’s mother’s house (the two are divorced and share joint custody) was driving down Liberty Highway when he crossed the center divider into oncoming traffic, where he immediately collided with an oncoming car. The car then rolled down an embankment, throwing both father and son out of the vehicle. It appears that the child, who was sitting in the back seat at the time of the accident, bore the brunt of the crash. DWI may be charged in this case.

The driver of the second car was not severely injured, and was treated at the scene and then released.

Although authorities are reluctant to say definitively, pending the results of the full investigation, it appears that alcohol may have played a role in the accident. Police officials would not say what lead them to that conclusion, although the NY Injury Lawyer we spoke with said that it is likely that physical indicators such as empty liquor bottles could have prompted responding Officers to request a blood alcohol test be performed.

If it is determined that the man was intoxicated at the time of the accident, it is very likely that criminal charges could be filed. The family of the man could not be reached for comment for this article, and it is unknown if he has retained a lawyer. Officials say that charges are likely to be brought against the man, although they could not say definitively what those would be.

Traffic fatalities happen every day. Protect yourself by contacting a New York Car Accident Attorney to make sure that you are legally protected in case of an accident. A NYC Car Accident Attorney will make sure you are covered, should the worst happen.

Stephen Bilkis & Associates with its New York Car Accident Lawyers has convenient locations throughout the NY area including Merrick, NY. Our attorneys can give you advice about personal injury caused by another's negligence. Without a NY Car Accident Lawyer you will not be cognizant of all your rights and could be at a great disadvantage.

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