distance of about one-half mile, but did not see the collision. He saw the lights of the approaching car and the rear lights of the truck. Other witnesses testified as to what they found when they arrived at the scene of the accident. Three state police officers testified as to the condition of the roads, the positions of the cars when they arrived and one testified as to what speed the truck driver McCombs said he was driving. A number of witnesses testified to the careful habits of the deceased women.
Gay Brown, as Administrator of the Estate of Ruth Mildred Brown, Deceased, and Walter Brown, as Administrator of the Estate of Velma Faye Brown, Deceased, brought suit under the Wrongful Death Act against Leland McCombs and Bartlow Brothers,be necessary to review the testimony at the trial.
Because there were no eyewitnesses, a number of witnesses testified as to the careful habits of the deceased women. These witnesses all testified that the three women were all of careful habits, both in their home life and as drivers or riders of automobiles.
Three Illinois State Highway police officers testified that they were on duty and when they received the call they went to the scene of the accident. They testified that the roads were snow covered and slippery, and that it was hazardous for travel. When they arrived the truck was partly cross-wise the road, *118 with the rear end projecting into the west bound lane and the front end at or near the Boyles automobile, which was on