The U.S. Department of Transportation has launched a new website that will act as a national clearinghouse for information on distracted driving. As we reported last month on Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer blog, a patchwork of laws are springing up across the country, which ban cell phones, text messaging, and…
An end to the historic drop in driving congestion, which began in 2007 and has continued through the Great Recession, will increase the risk of Chicago car accidents and urban accidents nationwide, The USAToday reported. As reported earlier this year on our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer blog, Illinois reported the…
A 19-year-old motorist was charged with felony reckless conduct on Sunday, after a Chicago car accident in which she is accused of hitting an Illinois State Police trooper who was conducting a traffic stop Saturday night on the Dan Ryan Expressway. The Chicago Breaking News Center reported that the woman…
One man was killed and another critically injured in a hit-and-run Chicago pedestrian accident early Sunday morning, according to the Breaking News Center. The accident happened shortly after 2 a.m. at the Lynwood Sport Center, when two pedestrians were hit by a white Ford truck. The truck reportedly fled the…
Protesters turned out on Valentine’s day to campaign against Chicago’s red-light cameras. While authorities contend the cameras are in place to reduce serious and fatal Chicago car accidents, several dozen Chicago motorists turned out for a national day of opposition, according to the Chicago Tribune. The protest at the southeast…
A series of serious and fatal Chicago car accidents on area expressways continues to highlight the dangers of highway speeds and congestion. Two children and an adult were critically injured after being ejected from a minivan that blew a tire and spun out on the Dan Ryan Expressway Saturday afternoon,…
Three pedestrians were injured over the weekend, along with two passengers in a Chicago taxi cab accident, the Sun-Times reported. The accident happened about 3:55 a.m. near North Clark and West Division streets on the Near North Side. Police say a car struck two taxis before fleeing the scene. One…
An Illinois civil lawsuit has been filed in connection with a hit-and-run Chicago car accident last week that claimed the life of a toddler. The child’s parents filed the lawsuit after the driver accused in the crash was released on bond, ABC7 News reported. As reported last week on our…
Police are investigating several fatal Chicago car accidents that occurred over the weekend. An 89-year-old man died early Monday morning after a car accident in northwest suburban Palatine, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The Daily Herald reported that the Chicago resident was pronounced dead at 2:30 a.m. after…
A new study calls into question whether tough new laws banning cell phone use or text messaging by drivers are having any impact in reducing the number of serious and fatal car accidents. As we reported in the fall on Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog, it has been illegal for…