Edwards v. State

This is a claim brought by Joyce Edwards against the State of Illinois for damages resulting from an automobile accident which occurred on July 11, 1974, at 8:55 p.m., which resulted in the death of her husband, Clarence Edwards. The accident occurred on Illinois Route 132, approximately three-tenths of a mile east of Deep Lake Road in Lake Villa Township, Lake County, Illinois. The vehicle that Claimant’s decedent was operating left the paved portion of the highway onto a gravel shoulder, subsequently re-entered the highway, and collided with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction.

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