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Indiana Accident News

Illinois Sued after Fatal Accident Involving State Vehicle

Posted on Jan 29, 2012

After a fatal traffic accident in a parking lot in 2011, the legal guardian of the accident victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a number of parties, including the driver who allegedly caused the accident, the owner of the vehicle involved in the accident, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the state of Illinois.

Last spring, 27-year-old Derek Posey of Morris, Illinois was participating in community service work at Stratton Park when he and two other workers, Steven Fronzeak and Richard Brockman, decided to take a break in the bucket of an Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) tractor. While they were breaking from work, a car driven by 20-year-old Eduardo Lopez sped through the parking lot and struck the construction tractor.

All three men fell out of the tractor bucket. Posey fell in between the tractor and an Illinois-owed pickup truck. When Lopez then struck the pickup truck, Posey was killed.

As the investigation unfolded, authorities found that Lopez was under the influence of illegal drugs, including meth.

Posey’s legal guardian, Lana Spencer, is suing Lopez and the owner of the vehicle that Lopez was driving, stating that Lopez intentionally caused the fatal Illinois parking lot accident. She is also suing the IDNR and Illinois, claiming negligence.

The Illinois traffic accident attorneys at Keller & Keller LLP send their condolences to the loved ones of Derek Posey as they navigate their lawsuit.