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Train service has resumed after a train crash left one person dead in the Miller section of Gary, Indiana. The No. 104 train was scheduled to arrive in Chicago at 6:39 a.m. early Monday morning on January 12, 2009, but a northbound van traveling on County Line Road drove around the crossing gates and into the South Shore commuter train about 5:30 a.m.

The driver of the van, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was ejected and killed. No one was was injured aboard the train, said Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District spokesman John Parsons.

The crash occurred on Lake/Port County Line Road located between the Portage/Ogden Dunes and Miller stations.

Train service was suspended until the Lake Country Coroner released the accident scene. Westbound train service was delayed, but was back in service by about 7:53 a.m. The eastbound trains No. 205 and No. 207 and westbound trains No. 212 and No. 214 were canceled Monday morning because of the crash.

Car Accidents in Chicago

Some accidents are caused by negligence on the part of another person, intentional or not. It is our mission to assist those who may have been injured or harmed due to the negligence of another driver. Whether your injuries consist of whiplash or burns to your head or neck, nerve damage or spinal chord injures, broken or dislocated a bones or limbs, or loss of life, our attorneys are specifically trained to assist you in your time of need.

Fatal Car Crash Halts South Shore Commuter Train, WBBM780.com, January 12, 2009

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A Chicago, Illinois woman disobeyed a stop sign at Tompkins and West streets and struck another vehicle on Thursday, January 8, 2009, and then left the scene. Sheryl A. Toliver, 34, of Chicago, exited the vehicle, made sure everyone at the scene was okay and then disappeared. The vehicle Tolliver struck was driven by Ashley A. Horton, 16, also of Chicago.

Witnesses report Toliver checking with Horton and Horton’s passengers to make sure everyone was okay and then leaving. A 15-year-old passenger in Horton’s vehicle was transported to OSF St. Mary Medical Center with a stiff neck.

Toliver’s car was later found at Main and Academy streets. She told police that she did stop at the stop sign, and when she spoke with the occupants of the other car, she requested that they not call authorities. Subsequently, Toliver was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, disobeying a stop sign and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Car Accidents in Chicago

Some accidents are caused by negligence on the part of another person, intentional or not. It is our mission to assist those who may have been injured or harmed due to the negligence of another driver. Whether your injuries consist of whiplash or burns to your head or neck, nerve damage or spinal chord injures, broken or dislocated a bones or limbs, or loss of life, our attorneys are specifically trained to assist you in your time of need.

Chicago woman arrested for leaving accident scene, The Register-Mail, January 9, 2009

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