Appellate Court of Illinois October 24, 2001, 1-00-2902 (Carrillo v. Ford Motor Co.)

JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

On the afternoon of December 14, 1993, Lydia Carrillo was stopped at a red light in Hammond, Indiana. She was in a 1991 Ford Explorer. A car being driven by Kevin Gaczkowski at about 60 miles per hour plowed into the rear of the Explorer. The force of the impact caused Lydia’s seatback to flatten.