Two teenagers died in a Chicago car accident early Monday, just a few hours after going out to celebrate one of the girls’ 18th birthday, the Tribune reported. The girls, who were best friends, were in a black four-door sedan that hit a tree in the 700 block of Sheridan…
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Share this video with your teen driver to reduce their risk of a Chicago car accident
If you don’t do anything else this summer to warn your teens about the dangers of distracted driving, at least make them watch this video. As our Chicago car accident lawyers have reported again and again both here and on our sister site, Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog,…
Teen sucumbs to brain injury following Memorial Day Chicago car accident
A 16-year-old teenager died Saturday night at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn from brain injuries suffered in a two-vehicle Chicago car accident over Memorial Day weekend, the Post-Tribune reported. The victim was the passenger in a 2003 Chevy Silverado driven by her 16-year-old boyfriend when their SUV crashed into…
Mom injures her own daughter in Chicago DUI car accident
A mother has hurt her own daughter in a Chicago car crash, and it is alleged she was driving drunk at the time, according to the Chicago Tribune. The car accident happened on Thursday night in the 1400 block of South Pulaski Road. Chicago police officers actually witnessed the accident.…
Chicago hit and run accident seriously injures child, police searching for driver
A twelve year old boy has been critically injured in a Chicago hit-and-run pedestrian accident on the South Side, according to the ABC News. The pedestrian accident happened on Sunday in the 8000 block of South May Street in the early evening. The boy was crossing the street when a…
Drunk driving blamed for deadly Chicago auto accident involving teenagers
A teenager has been sentenced to six months in jail on drunk driving charges stemming from a fatal Chicago car accident that claimed the life of a friend and critically injured two passengers, the Chicago Tribune reported. The teenager will serve 120 days in jail this year, 30 days in…
Boy killed in Chicago car accident after police hand keys to drunk driver
The alleged drunk driver who killed a 5-year-old boy in a Chicago car accident, was given the keys to the vehicle by police less than an hour before he slammed into a tree with the child sleeping in the back seat, the Breaking News Center reported. Chicago Heights police took…
Six children, two adults critically injured in holiday Chicago car accident
Six children and two adults were critically injured in a Chicago car accident over the Thanksgiving Holiday after their car struck a tree, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. The accident occurred shortly after 10 p.m. Friday in the 900 block of West Garfield Boulevard after the driver swerved off the road…
Talking safe driving with your teenager, reducing vehicle access, can reduce risk of serious car accident
Setting clear driving safety rules for your teenage driver and not giving them their own vehicle can reduce the chances of your child being involved in a serious or fatal car accident. Those findings were the result of two studies funded by State Farm Insurance Co. and conducted by researchers…
Chicago injury lawyers to represent child bicyclist who was hit by car exiting an alley
Chicago personal injury lawyers from Abels & Annes have agreed to represent a 15 year old boy who was hit by a car in Cicero, Illinois on August 22, 2009. The child was riding his bike on a sidewalk in the area of 59th Avenue and 37th Street when a…