Chicago Injury Attorney Blog

The mother of Pierre Walker is suing Darnell Abron for her son’s Cook County, Illinois wrongful death. Walker died on July 1 several days after diving into a pool at Abron’s home in Crete, Illinois.

The medical examiner’s result says that according to autopsy findings, the 23-year-old victim died of cervical injuries and ischemic bowel from a diving accident. In her Cook County wrongful death lawsuit, Pamela Walker contends that Abron allowed people to dive into the pool, which is 4 feet deep, without telling them that it was so shallow. She also claims that he failed to supervise pool activities.

Diving Injuries
Diving into pools can cause serious injuries—especially if the diver strikes his/her head against the pool bottom. Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, drowning, and even death can result.

If a pool is shallow, It is important that the owner or pool supervisor take steps to warn swimmers not to dive head first into the water and that they are made aware of what is the actual depth. If a pool has a diving board, it must be free from defects or hazards that could cause a diver to fall incorrectly and/or unexpectedly off the diving board and into the water.

Cook County Premises Liability
A property owner can be held liable for premises liability if someone gets hurt while on the grounds. Some reasons why someone might have reason to file a Chicago premises liability or wrongful death lawsuit against a property owner:

• Slip and fall accidents
• Trip and fall accidents
• Defective conditions
• Inadequate maintenance
• Inadequate security
• Failure to warn of hazards
• Allowing a defective or dangerous product or item to remain on the premise

Wrongful death suit filed in pool diving death, Naperville Sun, September 17, 2010

Diving Accidents in Swimming Pools, Visual Expert

Related Web Resources:
Illinois Wrongful Death Act

Premises Liability, Justia