A judge has ruled that key evidence against a police officer accused of causing a deadly drunk driving accident cannot be used against him in court, the Sun-Times reported. The fatal Chicago car accident occurred on Thanksgiving Day in 2007 and claimed the lives of two young men. The officer…
A Libertyville woman faces up to 14 years in prison after admitting in court that she was driving with drugs in her system when she caused a fatal suburban Chicago Motorcycle accident. The 26-year-old woman pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence in Lake County Circuit Court, according to…
A motorist has been charged in connection with a fatal Chicago drunk driving accident involving a semi on the near West Side, the Sun-Times reported. The car’s driver was charged with two counts of drunk driving this week, in connection with the crash, which occurred shortly after 2:30 a.m. last…
A 28-year-old man was sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison on Friday for a Chicago drunk driving accident that killed a local woman and seriously injured two others, the Chicago Tribune reported. The man pleaded guilty to four counts of aggravated driving under the influence in connection with the…
A Hammond man is facing serious criminal charges for a car accident that claimed the life of a construction worker 30 minutes south of Chicago in northwest Indiana. The victim was working on a night road crew, filling potholes, when a car slammed into him in the construction zone on…
A woman faces drunk driving charges after a Chicago car accident Tuesday night that killed one woman and seriously injured a 9-year-old girl who was ejected from the vehicle, the Sun-Times reported. The accident happened about 10:15 p.m. on Interstate 57 on the city’s Far South Side. A Ford Escort…
Drunk driving was responsible for one-third of the nearly 6,000 fatal Cook County traffic accidents that have occurred in the past 15 years, according to an analysis by the Chicago Sun-Times. The report found similar statistics in the collar counties around Chicago. The Chicago drunk driving accident attorneys at Abels…
The rate of fatal Illinois traffic accidents has been cut in half over the last 25 years but officials hope spending tens of millions of dollars to combat Illinois drunk driving accidents can cut the rate further by the end of next year. The Chicago car accident lawyers and the…
A suspected Chicago drunk driving accident injured a woman in downtown St. Charles over the weekend, the Daily Herald reported. The suburban Chicago pedestrian accident occurred on Helen Avenue in West Chicago. The woman was struck by a falling tree limbs while walking on the sidewalk with a group of…
Bail has been set at $100,000 for an Irving Park man charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence in connection with a drunk driving Chicago car accident that claimed the life of a friend. The 23-year-old man was found to have a blood alcohol level of .24…