Illinois recorded the fewest traffic fatalities since 1923, according to an exhaustive report on 2008 traffic fatalities released by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The Chicago car accident attorneys and the Chicago injury lawyers at Abels & Annes are taking a look at the report in a series of blog…
Authorities are seeking the driver responsible for running down three pedestrians in a Chicago hit-and-run pedestrian accident last month. The Sept. 26 incident happened on the 1200 block of South Halstead Street shortly after 2 a.m. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported three 19-year-old pedestrians, a man and two women,…
Two men died last weekend in separate Chicago hit-and-run accidents as police continue to battle drivers who fail to stop after pedestrian accidents. CBS2 reported a 47-year-old Texan and a 60-year-old grandfather were killed in the latest crashes and in both cases the drivers fled the scene. The 60-year-old grandfather…
Traffic fatalities in 2009 are down nationwide, according to statistics released this past weekend by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which reviewed data for the first six months of the year. So far in 2009, 16,626 people have been killed in traffic accidents, a 7 percent reduction compared to…
A 24-year-old Waukegan man has been charged with leaving the scene of a Chicago-area car accident that killed a pedestrian last Sunday night in Aurora, Illinois. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported that Aurora police were able to convince the man to turn himself in to authorities after he called…
A 3-year old girl was seriously injured in an accident after being dragged 200 feet by a car on Tuesday in Fox Lake, Illinois. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported the girl was playing on the side of the road when she was hit and became stuck under a 1999…
Chicago police are launching an effort this week aimed at reducing the number of pedestrian traffic accidents and personal injuries at night. The city’s enforcement effort targets four city areas with a high number of pedestrian crashes — River North, Austin, Wrigleyville, and 79th Street (Ashland to the Dan Ryan).…
In Chicago, Illinois one person died and four were hurt in a car crash on the South Side, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. The auto accident involved two cars and occurred around 6:40 pm in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Sunday. One of the victims was a 9 year old pedestrian who was…
Two customers at Curves fitness club suffered injures Saturday morning after a woman drove through the front of the business in Lake Zurich, the Daily Herald reported. The 65-year-old driver was treated and released at the scene. The two customers were taken to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Lake Zurich…
Illinois reduced fatal accidents across the board in 2008, even seeing a drop in fatal motorcycle accidents, despite a rise in motorcycle deaths nationwide, which increased from 5,174 deaths in 2007 to 5,290 deaths in 2008. Chicago accident lawyers at Abels & Annes are publishing the results of the annual…