An Illinois law firm has been retained to represent the family of the three men who were killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park last Thursday.
CHICAGO â The family of two brothers and their nephew who died in an explosion along the Illinois River next to Starved Rock State Park last week that officials say happened when the three ignited black powder has hired a law firm to look into the deaths.
The Illinois law firm Salvi, Schostok and Pritchard announced in a news release Wednesday that the firm was hired to investigate the explosion and represent the family. The statement identified the three men who died as brothers, Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, and Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, and their nephew Guillermo Rivera Tejada, 26, of the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago.
Attorney: Explosion that killed 3 may be linked to demo work
May 13, 2021
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NORTH UTICA, Ill. (AP) An explosion that killed three Chicago men last week near a state park in northern Illinois may have been connected to a nearby bridge demolition project, an attorney for their relatives said.
Brothers Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, and Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, and their nephew Guillermo Rivera Tejada, 26, were found dead May 6 near the Route 178 bridge over the Illinois River, which is close to the Starved Rock State Park in North Utica.
Explosives had been used in March to remove steel spans from the bridge, which has been replaced by a new one, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard, P.C.
A lawyer hired by the family of three men killed in an explosion near Starved Rock State Park raised questions Wednesday about their deaths, saying “there is no reason to believe” they were “knowingly using explosive devices.”
Attorney Tara R. Devine raised the possibility that the deaths of brothers Inmer Rivera Tejada, 39, and Rafael Rivera Tejada, 36, and their nephew Guillermo Rivera Tejada, 26, were connected to nearby demolition work for a bridge project.
The three men were found last Thursday about 100 yards west of the Route 178 bridge in Utica.
“We will be hiring some of the best experts in the country to assist us in our investigation and hopefully bring peace of mind to Inmer, Rafael and Guillermo’s family,” Devine said in a statement.
The family of two brothers and their nephew who died in an explosion along a bank of the Illinois River next to Starved Rock State Park on May 6 has hired a law firm to look into what caused the tragedy.