Hanawell v. State

OPINION

Jann, J.

Facts

On August 12, 1986, Nora Hanawell was leaving work in Roscoe, Illinois, and returning home on a motorcycle when she allegedly struck a piece of concrete in the roadway, causing her motorcycle to crash resulting in injury to her knee. Hearing was held on December 3, 1993, in Chicago.

Claimant was traveling westward on Highway 75 west of its intersection with Interstate 90. She testified that she was preparing to change lanes and checked her mirrors, then over her right shoulder. As she turned her head forward and reached for the signal light to indicate her turn, she struck…