August 26 2011
McHenry County Jury Awards $1.275 Million to Family of Woman Killed in Head-On Collision
MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS – Attorneys Patrick Salvi II and Sarah Ferrill, of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C., obtained a $1.275 million verdict late this afternoon on behalf of the estate of Sylvia Krawiec, formerly of Cary, Illinois, who was tragically killed in a head-on collision.
On October 10, 2007, 25-year-old Sylvia Krawiec was traveling into work north on Illinois Route 31 near Centegra Hospital in Crystal Lake. The defendant, Lucinda Slensby, 67-years-old at the time of the incident, was traveling south also on Route 31 when Lucinda crossed the centerline and collided with Sylvia in a head-on collision, killing Sylvia.
Sylvia is survived by her parents, Walter and Marolia and her younger sister, Angie Krawiec.
The four-day trial was on damages only because Lucinda admitted fault, so no facts of the crash were heard. During the trial, the jurors heard testimony from family members and friends and were asked to consider the loss of society of each family member and the family member’s grief, sorrow and mental suffering. Criminal charges had been filed against Lucinda because on the day of the crash she had an alcoholic beverage at lunch and was taking medications that were not to be mixed with alcohol. The criminal charges were eventually dropped.
“The verdict demonstrates the substantial loss the Krawiec family suffer when they lost Sylvia,” said lead Plaintiff’s attorney, Patrick Salvi II. “Sylvia was a wonderful young woman, just months away from completing her nursing degree.”
The trial was conducted in the Law Division of the McHenry County Circuit Court before Judge Thomas Meyer. It took the jury two and a half hours of deliberation before reaching its verdict.
For additional information on the verdict or the law firm of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, contact Patrick Salvi II at 847-903-3792 or psalvi2@salvilaw.com.
[WLADYLAW KRAWIEC and MARIOLA KRAWIEC, as Independent Administrators of the Estate of SYLVIA KRAWIEC, Deceased, Plaintiffs, vs. LUCINDA SLENSBY, Defendant.]
