According to Market Watch, Chicago has been ranked as the number one most popular destination in the U.S. for St. Patrick’s Day. Unfortunately, risks for drunk driving car accidents in Chicago are some of the highest during this Irish holiday, too.In Chicago, we’ve got everything from the green Chicago River…
Too often Chicago auto accident attorneys at Abels & Annes receive phone calls about collisions with DUI drivers. Sometimes those intoxicated motorists are teens. Getting your hands on a six pack may be cool, if you’re a teenager. But the consequences of drinking and driving aren’t the least bit cool.…
Federal lawmakers are mulling over whether to provide cash incentives for states that take a tougher stance against drunk drivers. In an effort to reduce drunk driving accidents in Chicago and throughout the country, federal sponsors of the bill would offer millions of dollars to states that hand out stiff…
Four young men are dead as a result of a Chicago drunk driving accident. Three of the young men had reportedly been out drinking at a club that night. The fourth, was a young father, was on his way to see his fiancee. The vehicles collided in a fiery crash,…
Many residents will be cracking open a cold one for the start of the big game on Sunday — Super Bowl XLVI. Unfortunately, many of these residents will continue to crack them open through the entire game and then they’ll get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle and increase…
According to the state’s recent statistics, the number of drunk driving car accident in Illinois has seen a significant reduction in previous years. From 2007 to 2010, the number of people arrested for drunk driving decreased by nearly 20 percent, and the number of fatalities caused by these types of…
Illinois has been recognized for its efforts to combat drunk driving car accidents in Chicago and elsewhere in the state. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, Mothers Against Drunk Driving has named our state “as a national leader in the fight against drunk driving.” Jesse White, the Illinois Secretary of State…
We can now say goodbye to the summer season. Unfortunately the risks of drunk driving car accidents in Chicago and elsewhere will not diminish as we head into football season and the year-end holidays. With the holiday season approaching, more and more drivers head out to local hot spots to…
Many residents use the Labor Day holiday weekend to celebrate one last time before saying goodbye to summer. This is also a time when we see an increased number of drunk driving accidents in Illinois. To help combat the problem and to keep motorists safe, the Illinois Department of Transportation…
Illinois personal injury lawyer Gary Annes has reached a $100,000 policy limits settlement on behalf of a client who suffered painful injuries in a car accident caused by woman who had smoked marijuana and consumed alcohol prior to the incident. On August 2, 2008, the defendant was driving northbound, at…