Durbin v. State

ORDER

Patchett, J.

This case arose as a result of a single car accident which occurred February 20, 1993, on Illinois Business Route 48 in the vicinity of Taylorville, Illinois. A van driven by the Claimant struck a pile of salt which had been deposited on the highway due to a lid falling off of a salt box on an Illinois Department of Transportation (Department) truck.

Thomas Wattelet, the driver of the truck, testified that he had been an employee of the Department for 22 years. On February 20,1993, he was called out at approximately 6:30 p.m. because of freezing rain. He performed a “circle of…