Calvert v. State

This claim arises from an automobile accident which occurred on January 23,1978, in an intersection of old Route 3 and Route 3 near the railroad depot north of Cairo, Illinois.

Claimants were passengers in a 1968 vehicle being operated by a Mr. Crisman. The accident occurred when the vehicle containing the Claimants attempted to make a left turn from Route 3 onto old Route 3 and was struck by an oncoming vehicle.

Prior to the date of the accident there had been a substantial snowfall of some 10 to 12 inches which had accumulated over a period of three to four nights and had caused the State to…