$37,000
Bicycle Accident
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Case Details
A Cook County jury awarded $37,000 to an injured bicyclist who was hit by an SUV in Palos Heights, Illinois, despite being ticketed by police. The cyclist was t-boned by a speeding white van while riding on Chicago's lower Michigan Avenue.
Additional Notes
The cyclist was initially ticketed by police, and the driver's insurance company (Allstate) refused to compensate. The case went to trial, and the jury assigned 30% fault to the cyclist and 70% to the driver.