A new study found that 17 million motorists a year drive drunk despite 80 percent of drivers who cite drunk driving as a serious threat to the health and welfare of their family. The study found that 8 percent of motorists admitted to driving drunk at least once in the…
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Chicago rollover car crash injures 5 on Lake Shore Drive
Chicago car crash that occurred on Sunday night has resulted in five people being injured, including three teenagers, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The accident took place when a northbound SUV on Interstate 55 was on a connecting ramp to Lake Shore Drive when it rolled over. All five of…
Chicago injury lawyer resolves DuPage County bus accident case
Illinois school bus accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have settled a lawsuit that stems from a June 4, 2008 collision in the Western suburb of Woodridge. At the time of the accident, our client was a passenger on a Pace bus that was rear-ended by a school bus. The…
High risk of Chicago car accidents places city among the nation’s worst
Allstate Insurance reports that Chicago is among the most dangerous places in the nation when it comes to the risk of being involved in a traffic accident. If injured in a collision, we strongly urge you to consult with a Chicago car accident lawyer so that your rights can be…
Chicago car accidents caused by more than distracted driving and runaway Toyotas
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is accusing the federal government of getting sidetracked by text messaging and runaway Toyotas instead of tackling the tough work of forcing the auto industry to incorporate better safety technology into vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reported. Our Chicago accident attorneys have reported exhaustively,…
Chicago car accident injures 9 on the north side
NBC news is reporting that a total of nine people have been hurt, seven seriously, in a Chicago car crash. The accident happened in the Logan Square neighborhood on the north side just after 2 AM on Saturday morning. It is being reported that a driver of a silver Infiniti…
Chicago pedestrian accident lawyer settles case
Chicago injury attorneys at Abels & Annes have reached a settlement in a pedestrian accident case that occurred on the north side. The accident took place on December 16, 2009 at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Estes. Our client was walking northbound on the west side of Sheridan Road.…
Chicago injury lawyers retained in Illinois motorcycle accident case
Chicago motorcycle accident lawyers at Abels & Annes, P.C. have entered into an agreement to represent a motorcyclist from the North Side who was injured in an August 27 accident. The collision occurred as our client rode his motorcycle northbound on Milwaukee Avenue near its intersection with Paulina. At that…
Training of teen drivers has led to fewer Chicago car accidents — In Indiana … not so much
Officials in Indiana are trying to make sense of a study that found that teens who take driver’s education classes are four time more likely to be involved in a crash than those who forgo the training. The report by the Chicago Breaking News Center comes as officials nationwide continue…
Suburban Chicago school bus accident blamed on puking driver
A lawsuit has been filed over a suburban Chicago school bus accident by a mother who claims her child was injured when the driver fell out of the bus while trying to vomit, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. With the school year set to begin, school bus safety will be back…