GLEN CARBON - Glen Carbon/O’Fallon attorney Robert P. Marcus has been selected to represent the Hailey and Madison Bertels estate following the accident that occurred on Interstate-55 on Nov. 21 near Hamel. Hailey and Madison lost their lives in a crash on Nov. 21 when a large semi slammed into seven vehicles, including the Bertels’ car.
Attorney Marcus has been waiting on the final report from the Illinois State Police and other investigators to determine if any filings will be made on behalf of the estate in the matter. It has been said it may take up to 60 days for the full investigation to be completed and a reconstruction report be released.
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Tori Carroll of Allhambra and a Staunton student, also died from injuries after the accident. Another victim - Vivian Vu - died days after the accident. She was one of six Missouri Southern students heading back to Joplin from a conference in Chicago.
Kujawski-Marcus, LLC, Attorneys At Law, specializes in personal injury cases, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, sexual abuse claims and workplace and industrial accidents, railroad worker injury cases (FELA). The Kujawski-Marcus firm has a track record of settlements and verdicts in state and federal court as well as representation of clients in the U.S. Supreme Court.
Hailey and Madison were 17 and 20 years of age, respectively at the time of the fatal crash.
“The family is going through a most difficult time of life and really struggling to do the best they can,” Marcus said. “They have a lot of community support in and around Staunton. It has been really tough on them and is a terrible tragedy.”
