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No serious injuries were reported Thursday morning when a charter bus carrying 40 Monroe Middle School students struck a car in Glen Ellyn.

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Two students were taken to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, where they were examined and then released to their parents, authorities said.

The students were heading to Chicago’s Navy Pier to see a Shakespeare play when the accident occurred, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 spokesman Bob Rammer said.

Another bus was sent to pick up the students after the accident, and with the exception of the two youngsters taken to the hospital, everyone returned to Monroe.

School officials informed the parents about the accident via phone and email. Glen Elllyn Deputy Police Chief Bill Holmer said the driver of the charter bus was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Holmer said the car and bus were both heading east on Roosevelt Road at the time of the accident. The car was turning left into a private drive when the bus struck it from behind.

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.

No serious injuries in bus-car accident, DailyHerald.com, February 23, 2010

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There was no ice on Lake Shore Drive when a Chicago police officer’s squad car slid and crashed as he responded to a burglary. The crash took Sergeant Alan Haymaker’s life February 22, 2010. Police Supt. Jody Weiss said Wednesday, “Unfortunately, he had a very tragic accident. It’s possible the car aquaplaned on a puddle.”

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Haymaker was honored with a moment's silence at police headquarters on Wednesday and speaking afterward, Weis said officers who were on the scene of Haymaker's death within minutes Monday morning found only "slush and standing water" on the road.

Weis' comments seem to contradict statements made by Assistant Supt. James Jackson, who said Monday that "icy road conditions were a factor" in Haymaker's death.
Those comments prompted questions about street maintenance with snow; many wondered if it had been salted in the hours before the accident.
But Weis said he had spoken with Streets and Sanitation chief Tom Byrne on Tuesday, and "I don't see any evidence that Streets and Sanitation dropped the ball."
Weis did acknowledged that the pool car Haymaker was driving was probably not "maintained to the same level" as an assigned beat car. Weis added that nobody had complained about the vehicle in the 1,000 miles it covered since it was serviced at the end of January.
Investigators from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Chicago Police Major Accidents Unit will be examining the car for defects, Weis said.

Regarding the burglary case, Weis said detectives have "some very promising leads" and stated that he wants the burglars charged with murder.

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.

No ice where crash killed cop: Weis, SunTimes.com, February 25, 2010

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