Sunday, January 27, 2013
An 89-year-old Evanston man died following a single car crash at the intersection of Dempster Street and McCormick Boulevard on Friday.
An Evanston man died following a single car crash in Skokie on Friday. The man has been identified as Irving Yaross, 89, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. He was pronounced dead at 11:50 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital. Earlier (01/25) - Police and fire officials blocked of the intersection of Dempster Street and McCormick Boulevard following a single car accident on Jan. 25. According to Skokie Fire Chief Ralph Czerwinski, the accident happened around 11 a.m. "The car appeared to have been traveling eastbound on Dempster Street and crossed oncoming traffic without event to impact on the tree on the north side of Dempster Street," Czerwinski said. "Arriving personnel assessed the single occupant of the vehicle and …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Hanin Goma, of Skokie, allegedly caused an accident that resulted in the death of 8-year-old Carter Vo in Skokie on May 21. The 23-year-old plead not guilty at the Skokie Courthouse on Monday.
Hanin Goma, the 23-year-old Skokie resident that caused a three car crash that resulted in the death of 8-year-old Carter Vo, plead not guilty on Monday at the Skokie Courthouse, the Chicago Tribune reported. Goma is charged with one count of aggravated driving under the influence of drugs resulting in a death. The judge also denied a request to lower Goma's bond on Monday, according to the Tribune. The accident happened on May 21 at the intersection of Main Street and St. Louis Avenue. Goma had just finished her shift working as a cashier at Grecian Kitchen in Skokie. Goma made a right turn to head eastbound on Main Street when she struck a van heading eastbound on Main Street. Goma's vehicle would ultimately lose control and hit Vo who…
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Thousands of commuters were delayed after a Skokie man suffering from a medical condition caused a crash in the middle of the train tracks in Park Ridge, police said on Wednesday.
A 56-year-old Skokie man lost control of his vehicle and crashed into another car in the middle of a set of train tracks in Park Ridge on Tuesday, Park Ridge police said on Wednesday. According to police, the man that allegedly caused the accident was suffering from a medical condition prior to the crash. Thousands of commuters on the Union Pacific Northwest Line were delayed about an hour because the accident halted trains traveling in both directions. However, no trains hit either of the cars involved in the accident, and both drivers were taken to the hospital in what police described as "non-incapacitating" condition, police said. Like us on Facebook The accident happened at about 3:54 p.m. when the Skokie man - whose name is …
Charles Swartzfager
10:52 pm on Tuesday, April 2, 2013
The article should have started: An Evanston man died Friday following a single car crash in Skokie on January 25. more ›