Pregnant Mother Of Three Killed In A Car Accident Days Before Her Due

Nine-month pregnant and a mother of three, Melinda Cullen was killed on Tuesday, 6 March when a wheel hub of a semi truck hit her car's windshield. The 38-year-old woman had been driving on Interstate 80 near Joliet, Illinois when a 100-pound wheel hub came loose from a semitrailer and smashed into the windshield. The Illinois States Police revealed that the semi-truck wheel rim had become detached from its rear axle and landed on Cullen's windshield.

Pregnant Illinois Woman Killed 10 Days Before Her Due After A Semi Truck's Wheel Hub Hit Windshield

• A pregnant Illinois woman, a mother of three, was killed in a car crash after a semi truck's wheel hub hit her car's windshield.
• Melinda Cullen, 38, was nine months pregnant and was due to give birth in 10 days.
• Cullen had been driving on Interstate 80 near Rowell Avenue in Joliet on Tuesday when a 100-pound wheel hub came loose from a semitrailer and smashed into the windshield.
• The truck driver, 38,  was charged with a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act violation for ''unsafe equipment.''

Nine-month pregnant and a mother of three, Melinda Cullen was killed on Tuesday, 6 March when a wheel hub of a semi truck hit her car's windshield.

The 38-year-old woman had been driving on Interstate 80 near Joliet, Illinois when a 100-pound wheel hub came loose from a semitrailer and smashed into the windshield.

Her parents-in-law, Charles Cullen, and Peggy Bingham told the outlet they last saw her on Sunday. Cullen said,

We would give anything not to see this happened. We just lost so much. You don't expect something like this here, how it happened. She was just in that place at that time.

Bingham added,

She was just a sweet girl. I can't believe that she is gone. That baby. I was hoping that baby would make it; it would have meant a lot.

The 59-year-old truck driver, Antanas Sereiva has been charged with a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act violation for ''unsafe equipment.''

The Illinois States Police revealed that the semi-truck wheel rim had become detached from its rear axle and landed on Cullen's windshield. Cullen was married to husband, Dave Cullen and they had three daughters together, aged 8 years, 5 years, and 15 months.