Chicago Daily Law Bulletin: Winnebago County jury awards record $67M in fatal crash

On Oct 6th, 2025

by Lauren Wakeman

Patrick A. Salvi II, Heidi L. Wickstrom, John A. Mennie and Kristen M. Stoicescu of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (October 6, 2025) – A Winnebago County jury awarded a record $67 million for a fatal crash case that claimed two lives and left another person seriously injured. The total award is a record for Winnebago County verdicts reported to the Jury Verdict Reporter.

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