Child, 9, killed, two children injured in hit-and-run collision on Broadway Avenue in Aurora, Illinois
Girl, 9, killed in crash in Aurora
The girl was in a minivan being driven by her 40-year-old mother and with two other girls, ages 10 and 12. The minivan was driving northbound on Broadway Avenue just south of Pierce Street at about 9:10 p.m. when a Cadillac Deville being driven by a 25-year-old man swerved into their lanes, police said.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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