CHICAGO — A driver is being sued for damages after allegedly colliding with another vehicle while attempting to make a U-turn at the intersection of North and Hoyne Avenue in Chicago.
According to the complaint filed in Cook County Circuit Court, on March 26, 2022, plaintiff Taylor Watts was driving eastbound on North Avenue at or near its intersection with Hoyne Avenue in Chicago when defendant Hussein Haji, who was also traveling on North Avenue in the same direction, attempted to make a U-turn maneuver and collided with her vehicle.
Haji is accused of several acts of negligence, including moving her vehicle from her lane when it was unsafe to do so, attempting to make an unsafe U-turn, failing to reduce her vehicle's speed, failing to maintain proper control over her vehicle, failing to take evasive action to avoid collision, failing to provide an audible warning of an impending collision, failing to yield the right of way, failing to use their turn signal, and operating their vehicle while distracted.
Watts claims to have sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision. The plaintiff is seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for pain, suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, disability, property damage, and medical costs, plus court costs.
The plaintiff is represented by attorney Anthony Elman of Elman Joseph Law Group, LLC, in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court case number 2024L000528