Crime & Safety
Driver Sued In Crash Near Lyons Township High
A student contended the driver failed to yield the right of way and drove at a speed that endangered people.
LA GRANGE, IL – A former Lyons Township High School student on Thursday sued the driver whom he said hit him in May on a street next to North Campus.
According to the lawsuit, the student was walking in a crosswalk at Burlington and Brainard avenues after school when he was hit by a driver of a 2006 Jeep Wrangler. Both were seniors at the time, according to the office of the pedestrian's attorney, G. Grant Dixon III.
The lawsuit contends the driver failed to yield the right of way to the pedestrian and drove at a speed that endangered people.
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As a result, the pedestrian suffered temporary and permanent injuries, the lawsuit said.
Police have declined to comment on the investigation. Patch left a message Friday with Police Chief Timothy Griffin about whether any citations were filed in the May 10 crash.
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For a June story, the pedestrian's attorney, Dixon, described his client's injuries. The pedestrian remained in a hospital for two weeks, Dixon said.
The driver could not be reached for comment.
The lawsuit was filed in Cook County Court.
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