Man Injured In Goreville Dog Attack along Birmingham Lane
Personal Injury - March 15, 2025
Nine Aggressive Dogs Captured After Man Seriously Injured In Goreville Dog Attack
GOREVILLE, ILLINOIS (March 15, 2025) – A man was seriously injured after being attacked by four or five pit bull or pit bull mix dogs in Goreville along Birmingham Lane.
Williamson County officials are saying that the incident took place around 8:15 PM on February 22. A group of large dogs reportedly attacked a man.
Paramedics and sheriff’s office officials were called to the scene in order to help the victim. He was treated for gruesome injuries and airlifted to a local trauma center in order to receive care.
A total of nine dogs were captured as part of an investigation into the attack. A full investigation into the Goreville dog attack remains ongoing at this time.
Liability for Williamson County Dog Attacks
Dog attacks remain one of the major causes of preventable injury and death for people living in Illinois and across the United States. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, “The agency attributed over 300 deaths to dog attacks between 1979 and 1996, most of them children’s. An analysis by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found roughly 316,000 emergency room visits and 9,500 hospitalizations in 2008 were dog bite–related.” There are a number of steps that dog owners should take in order to avoid dog attacks.
- Dog owners should properly secure their animal in their home or within their yard.
- Dog owners should only let their dog off-leash in designated off-leash areas.
- Dog owners should socialize their dog at a young age.
Dog owners have a legal obligation to take reasonable measures in order to prevent people from being injured by their animal. Owners are held strictly liable if their dog attacked someone. Pursuant to 510 ILCS 5/16, “If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attack, or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself or herself in any place where he or she may lawfully be, the owner of such dog or other animal is liable in civil damages to such person for the full amount of the injury proximately caused thereby.” Victims of dog attacks should take several measures in order to protect their legal rights and health.
- They should seek a medical evaluation as early as possible.
- Victims should try to determine who owned the dog that attacked them.
- A police report of the attack should be created.
- Eyewitnesses should be interviewed.
Many of the injuries associated with dog attacks are not always immediately obvious. The mouths of dogs are filled with millions of bacteria that compose a serious risk of infection. After a victim of a dog attack has sought a medical evaluation, it is also a good idea to seek the guidance of an experienced personal injury attorney. Any person injured in a dog attack may be able to seek some measure of accountability through a bodily injury claim.
Investigating Williamson County Dog Attacks
We at Horwitz Horwitz & Associates extend our best wishes to the man injured in the Goreville dog attack. Any person that may have more information about what happened should reach out to investigators. This was a preventable incident that should not have taken place. It is our sincere hope that actions are taken to prevent similar incidents down the road.
Have you or someone that you care about been injured in a Goreville dock attack? Our team of dog bite injury attorneys is here to help in any way that we can. We care deeply that injury victims get the medical and financial support that they need in order to recover. Whether you just have legal questions or are thinking about hiring an attorney, we are here for you. You can contact our office anytime at (312) 564-4256.
