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 2-vehicle Chicago car accident on Monday morning sent 7 people to local hospitals, four in critical condition, WGNTV reported. The accident happened shortly after 4 a.m. at the intersection of Irving Park and Western Avenue, according to the Chicago Fire Department. A Lexus T-boned an Audi in the middle…
A fun report took serious aim at a deadly habit of distracted driving recently, when MSN reported the 10 worst foods to eat while driving. Coffee during morning commutes topped the list of food or beverages most likely to contribute to a car accident. The Chicago car accident lawyers at…
More than a dozen local police chiefs signed an endorsement of red light cameras, which was published over the weekend in the Chicago Tribune. Supporters of the cameras, which photograph red-light violations and mail tickets to the vehicle’s owner, contend they are a valuable tool in reducing Chicago car accidents.…
As of Monday, it is illegal to use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Evanston. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported that Evanston Police will be warning motorists of the new ordinance by conducting educational enforcement actions next week. Evanston Now reports that this let-you-off-with-a-warning period will last through…
A total of 33,963 people died in traffic accidents nationwide during 2009 — the fewest traffic deaths since 1954, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. As previously reported on our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer blog, the number of fatal Illinois traffic accidents and Chicago car accidents also declined…
AT&T, the nation’s second-largest cell-phone provider, has launched an aggressive nationwide campaign against texting while driving. As we reported in December on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog, Chicago is the birthplace of the cell phone; Ameritech debuted the “car phone” at Soldier Field in 1983. But as the dangerous…
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…
Four women were killed in a Chicago car accident early Saturday morning after their car slammed into a tree in the South Side’s Englewood neighborhood, the Tribune reported. Police and paramedics responded to the crash at 2 a.m. on the westbound side of Garfield Boulevard near Morgan Street. Police said…