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Many of the car accidents that occur in Chicago involve multiple vehicles colliding together. Whether caused by a speeding driver, a failure to yield, or a failure to stop for traffic, most people imagine an impact with at least two vehicles when they think of a car accident.

But that is not the only way that collisions occur in the city and across the rest of Illinois. Annually, many single vehicle car crashes occur as cars leave a road’s surface and roll over, strike a fixed object like a building or a tree, or otherwise crash without an impact from a second vehicle.

When a single car collision happens, those injured in that crash may be entitled to relief against a driver if the driver made mistakes or against any other entity that caused the crash, like a tire company that produced a flawed tire, causing it to blow and leading to an impact. Speaking with a lawyer who represents the victims of car crashes may help you understand if a recovery is possible in your case and who may be held civilly liable for your damages.

At approximately 12:20 a.m. on Monday morning, a single vehicle accident occurred on Chicago’s south side in the Washington Heights neighborhood. It appears that a vehicle struck a median on West 95th Avenue and then left the road and struck a tree which caused the vehicle to come to a rest. Two adults and three children were inside the vehicle and all were injured in the crash.

The adults, ages 25 and 22, were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and Little Company of Mary Hospital, respectively. Both were expected to survive. One of the children was allegedly found outside of the car but in a car seat when officials arrived. That child was transported to Advocate Christ Hospital as well in serious to critical condition. The condition of the other two children is not clear at this time.

Authorities are still looking into the incident and trying to determine what led to the crash, including whether distraction or intoxication played a role. At this time, no charges against the driver have been reported.
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Semi trucks serve an important role in the transportation of goods across the nation. They bring food and other products into and out of Chicago, enabling residents to obtain necessities in a relatively efficient manner. On average, semi trucks are involved in fewer collisions per mile driven than other types of passenger vehicles, often making them a safe presence on the roads. But semi truck accidents do occur, and when they happen, the results may be severe due to the truck’s large size and weight.

Victims in smaller cars may become injured if they are involved in a semi truck collision and these injuries can be severe or even fatal. Often, no amount of compensation can adequately compensate a victim who has been involved in one of these accidents or the family members of a victim that lost his or her life. But compensation can help ease the financial burden and enable a victim to obtain the medical treatment needed following a crash as well as compensate for other expenses like pain and suffering and lost wages. Speaking with a lawyer who represents accident victims may help you understand if you have a valid claim for your injuries if you have been involved in a crash.

Trucks also pose a hazard to other drivers if they are hauling product or a load that has not properly been secured. According to police in Chicago, this may have been the reason that a school bus and a semi truck collided on the Dan Ryan Expressway on Tuesday afternoon. Though it is still early in the investigation, police believe that a garbage truck traveling in the area lost a container of paper waste, causing the container to fall to the expressway’s surface. The incident took place in the southbound lanes near 95th Street and caused a semi truck in the area to veer off the roadway and strike a concrete wall. Officials believe that the semi’s trailer separated upon impact with the wall and that a school bus in the area then collided with the trailer.

The driver of the semi was injured in the crash and had to be removed from his vehicle. The school bus was transporting 38 special needs adults, some of whom were injured but all were expected to recover. At this time, officials have not determined what caused the garbage truck to lose the paper product or whether any tickets will be issued as a result of the crash.

Traffic in the area was temporarily rerouted while officials removed debris and performed an on-scene investigation.
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Drunk driving is a serious problem in Chicago and across the rest of the nation. Every hour of every day, individuals choose to get behind the wheel of a car, truck, or van when the laws make it illegal to do so because those individuals are intoxicated. In Illinois, drivers with a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or higher are presumed to be under the influence of alcohol and therefore in violation of laws prohibiting driving while intoxicated. But that is not the only scenario where a driver can be found guilty of drunk driving. If any amount of an intoxicating substance like alcohol produces an effect that limits a driver’s ability to operate a vehicle, that driver may be liable for impaired driving.

When a drunk driving accident occurs in Chicago, anyone injured due to the actions of the drunk driver may be entitled to financial relief for their injuries. Often this includes relief for lost wages missed while recovering from work, medical bills that must be incurred, and compensation for pain and suffering endured as a result of the crash. Speaking with a lawyer who has experience representing those who have been harmed by the actions of an intoxicated driver may help you understand if you have a valid claim, and if so, if a recovery is possible to help you following a crash.

Drunk drivers can be held liable for the injuries that result from an accident they cause and in many cases this liability is in addition to any traffic or criminal charges brought by the State of Illinois. Penalties may include the loss of a driver’s license, fines and fees, and even incarceration in jail or prison. The possible punishments often increase in severity if anyone is injured or killed in a crash or if the drunk driver flees the scene of the collision.

Despite the serious nature of possible punishments, motorists continue to drive drunk and cause accidents in Chicago, and according to local police, one driver did exactly that on Sunday. Police allege that a 76-year-old resident of South Shore was legally drunk when he drove his car and struck a police sergeant who was at the scene of an earlier crime.

The driver was traveling eastbound in the 2600 block of East 83rd Street when he came upon a crime scene actively being investigated by police and other officials. Allegedly the driver reported that he noticed emergency personnel and swerved his vehicle to avoid them, but in the process, he overcorrected and struck a sergeant who was standing outside of his vehicle. The driver reportedly made direct contact with both the sergeant and the sergeant’s vehicle, leaving the sergeant with bruises and the car with scrapes and dents. The sergeant was treated at Little Company of Mary Hospital and is expected to recover. It appears that the driver involved was not injured in the crash.

After the impact, the 76-year-old driver allegedly fled the scene and continued eastbound. Another officer that witnessed the incident was able to follow the driver and apprehend him a few blocks from the scene. The driver was arrested and was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident after blood tests reportedly revealed a BAC of 0.092.
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Bicycling has seen a significant increase in popularity over the past few decades in Chicago. Many adults are choosing to bike their commutes to work while others are running errands on bicycles around the city. The introduction of rented bicycles by the hour, day, or annually has only served to increase the number of individuals taking to bikes daily in Chicago, especially during the spring and summer months.

But with this increase in ridership unfortunately has come an increase in bicycle accidents with vehicles including cars, trucks, vans, and buses. The small and unprotected nature of a person on a bicycle compared to a heavy vehicle means that these riders almost always sustain injuries when a crash does result, ranging from minor bruises to serious head injuries and even death in the worst accidents.

Though nothing can ever erase a bicycle accident and its effects once one has occurred, the victims of these crashes may be able to ease their suffering and damages through the use of a civil claim. These claims can allow injury victims the ability to recover for things like medical bills, rehabilitation expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering if a bicycle collision has left them with injuries. Speaking with a personal injury lawyer may help you understand if you are entitled to seek relief if you have been involved in a crash.

Police in Bridgeport reported a collision involving a bicyclist and a hit-and-run driver last night with tragic consequences. The cyclist, a 59-year-old woman, sustained injuries too severe to survive and she died shortly after the crash.

The incident took place in the 2900 block of South Poplar Avenue around 5:30 pm. As the woman rode, an unidentified vehicle approached, traveling eastbound, and struck the bicyclist. The driver of the vehicle allegedly did not stop to check on the victim and instead continued traveling eastbound, without alerting authorities.

Investigators are still looking for the driver involved in the incident and are asking anyone with information to report it to local police.
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In 2010 alone, there were 2,943 pedestrian accidents in the city of Chicago alone. Across the nation, 4,280 pedestrians were killed in accidents in the same year. These staggering numbers give an indication of how significant of an issue pedestrian-related collisions present to those in Chicago as well as those who walk or drive across the state. There is no simple explanation for why so many collisions occur but officials believe that distracted driving is a significant contributing factor. Often, drivers may pay attention to other cars on the road but they fail to look for pedestrians, motorcycles, and bicycles as well, leading to an environment where a collision with a pedestrian may occur.

When a pedestrian is involved in an accident, injuries nearly always result. They may range from minor bumps and bruises to broken bones and head injuries to even death in the worst cases. When injuries result from an accident that was caused by a driver’s negligence, an injured pedestrian may be entitled to relief for his or her damages. The surviving family members of a pedestrian who loses his or her life may similarly be entitled to relief. Speaking with a lawyer who handles personal injury cases may help you understand whether you have a valid claim if you have been involved in a crash.

Officials in Chicago were called to the scene of a pedestrian accident in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood on Friday. Around 6:30 p.m., a car collided with a pedestrian in the 2200 block of North Rockwell Street, leaving the pedestrian with critical injuries. The pedestrian, a 61-year-old man, was transported by paramedics to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center but his injuries were too severe and he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The crash is still under investigation by local authorities who are trying to determine why the car and the pedestrian collided. The driver of the vehicle, a 51-year-old man, received two tickets as a result of the accident but the nature of the tickets is not clear at this time.
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If you live in, work in, or visit Chicago on occasion, chances are you have taken at least one ride in a taxi cab. Taxis are everywhere in the city, making them a convenient form of transportation when traveling for work or for pleasure. Drivers tend to be knowledgeable about the city’s streets and can get a passenger to a specified location with little trouble, at least in most cases.

But few riders understand the structure of cab companies and the local and state laws that govern them. Many of these laws are designed to protect the rights of a passenger in the event the taxi cab is involved in an accident, whether or not the cab driver was to blame for the crash. In fact, Illinois law requires that cabs carry personal injury insurance of at least $350,000 for any crash so that those who are injured may be able to receive relief. Speaking with a lawyer who represents the victims of taxi cab accidents in Chicago may help you understand your legal options if you have been involved in a crash.

Often, those hurt in a cab collision may be able to recover for their medical and surgical expenses, lost wages, permanency of injuries, and pain and suffering as well as other damages that result. These claims are authorized by law so that the victims of a taxi cab accident are not forced to endure the financial burden accompanied by the accident but rather to place that burden on the driver, owner, or other individual or entity responsible for the crash. However, the laws require that these claims be brought within a specified period of time following the incident or the right to bring the claim will be lost.

A taxi cab was involved in an accident yesterday morning in Chicago, leaving four people with injuries and in need of medical treatment. At about 2:30 a.m., an SUV allegedly ran a red light while traveling northbound on Michigan Avenue, striking a taxi cab that was on East Congress Parkway. The driver of the SUV, a 28-year-old man, and the driver of the taxi, whose age is unknown at this time, were both injured and transported to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County by emergency medical personnel. Their current conditions are not clear. There were two passengers in the cab, a 32-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman. Both were taken to Northwestern Hospital following the crash.
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Illinois law makes it illegal to operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. A driver is presumed to be under the influence of alcohol when his or her blood alcohol content, or BAC, is 0.08 or higher. Yet that is not the only time a driver can be impaired; in fact, even if a driver’s BAC is lower than 0.08, the driver can be guilty of operating while impaired if there is enough alcohol in the driver’s system to limit his or her ability to safely operate a car.

The laws are clear and the punishments for driving while drunk are serious. Despite this, thousands of drivers in Chicago take to the roads every year while they are impaired by alcohol or drugs, leading to thousands of drunk driving accidents. Many of these result in injuries to those involved, including the drunk driver, the passengers of the drunk driver’s car, those in another vehicle involved in the crash, and even pedestrians. When a victim is hurt through the actions of a drunk driver, that victim may be entitled to relief for all damages sustained, including any medical and surgical bills incurred. Speaking with a personal injury lawyer in Chicago who has experienced representing the victims of alcohol-related accidents may help you understand whether you are entitled to relief if you have been hurt in an accident.

An early Sunday morning accident in Chicago is now believed to have been caused by alcohol, according to local officials. The incident happened near the border between Chicago and Cicero on West Cermak Road, shortly after 5:00 a.m. A 28-year-old man was driving an SUV when he struck a viaduct on Cermak, leading to the driver’s serious injuries. Emergency crews responded and transported the man to Mount Sinai Hospital for evaluation and treatment.

A 29-year-old female passenger was inside the SUV at the time of the crash and she sustained critical injuries. She was also transported to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment where her current status remains unknown.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing but officials suspect that alcohol was a contributing factor. Charges against the driver are pending at this time but the nature of the charges have not been disclosed.
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To a lot of parents, school buses seem like an easy, safe way for their children to travel to and from school or to after school events. Buses are standard in many districts in Chicago and Illinois and a lot of parents do not think twice about having their children use a school bus. Most of the time, buses prove to be a safe means of transit for children and their parents and can be very helpful to those who may have no other way to get their kids to school.

But like other vehicles, school buses are involved in accidents from time to time. When a school bus collision occurs, those on board or those in another vehicle involved in the impact may sustain injuries. If the bus is crowded, dozens of students on board may be at risk for potential injuries ranging from bumps and bruises to broken bones and head injuries. In the worst of the Chicago-area school bus accidents, children may lose their lives.

The laws that govern traffic accidents in Chicago are designed to hold an at-fault driver responsible for the injuries caused in a collision. This means that a minor injured in a school bus crash may be entitled to relief for the damages sustained, including pain and suffering, scarring, and the cost of medical bills incurred to be incurred in the future. Speaking with a lawyer who handles school bus accident cases in Chicago may help you understand whether your child has a valid claim if your family has been affected by a crash.

Authorities in Chicago were alerted to a school bus accident this morning and responded to A.N. Pritzker School on West Schilling Street to investigate. When they arrived, they determined that nine children were hurt and needed to be transported to area hospitals for treatment. Five of the nine were taken to Norwegian-American Hospital while the remaining four children were treated at St. Mary Medical Center. All nine children were expected to recover.

Police are still trying to determine exactly what happened, what vehicles were involved, and whether a mistake on the part of anyone involved in the crash contributed to the accident. Their investigation is ongoing at this time and it is not known whether any traffic tickets will be issued as a result of the incident.
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Hundreds of car accidents happen in Chicago and the rest of Illinois every day. They range from minor collisions to serious wrecks that claims the lives of those involved. In the best cases, no one is hurt in a car crash and everyone can walk away with only damage to a vehicle or vehicles involved. But with an average of more than 700 daily accidents, a number of these collisions leave behind victims with injuries.

In the unfortunate event that a driver’s negligence or recklessness causes a collision that results in injuries, the victims of that crash may be entitled to relief in the form of financial compensation. This can be achieved through the use of a civil claim which belongs to the victims and it is the victims who have the ability to pursue this avenue of relief. Civil claims for damages can help an injured person recover financially for the cost of medical bills incurred, wages missed from work, and pain and suffering endured as a result of the accident. These claims are available to victims whether or not an at-fault driver was cited in an accident or whether the responsible individual was found guilty for his or her actions in a traffic or criminal court of law. Speaking with a lawyer who handles car accident cases on behalf of victims may help you understand whether you have a valid claim and whether you may be entitled to relief.

Police in Crystal Lake were notified of a collision yesterday evening and responded to the scene of the crash on Pyott Road, south of Rakow Road. When they arrived, police determined that three vehicles were involved in the incident and that the crash was seriously, leaving many victims in need of medical help.

It appears that a Toyota was driving southbound shortly before 6:00 p.m. when the driver of the Toyota crossed into a lane designated for northbound traffic only. The Toyota collided with a northbound Honda which caused the driver of the Honda to lose control and strike a Chevrolet, which was also driving northbound.

The driver of the Toyota sustained life threatening injuries and was transported by emergency medical personnel to Centegra-Northern Illinois Medical Center for treatment but the driver’s current condition is not known. The driver of the Honda was too badly injured and died as a result of the crash. The driver and a passenger of the Chevrolet were both injured and transported to Sherman Hospital but officials stated that both were expected to survive.

Police are still investigating the incident and trying to determine the factors that led to the crash, including whether the Toyota crossed the center line, and if so, what led to that driver’s actions. In addition to reviewing evidence at the scene, police officers were also attempting to speak with witnesses who may have additional information regarding the collision.
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Chicago hosts a large number of trucks on its streets and expressways daily. Some are local and bringing product into or out of the city while others are simply using the roads to pass through to another location. Regardless of their destinations, the presence of trucks means that there is a possibility that these trucks will be involved in an accident with another vehicle or a pedestrian.

When a truck accident occurs, those involved are likely to suffer injuries. The large nature and heavy weight of a truck mean that a large amount of momentum and force often accompanies these accidents and may lead to damage to the vehicles. Common injuries sustained in a truck accident include cuts and abrasions, bruising and contusions, closed head injuries, broken bones, neck and back injuries, and injuries to the extremities. The worst truck accidents can prove fatal to one or more people involved.

When an accident occurs in Chicago, the victims of that crash may be entitled to seek relief for their damages, including any medical bills they have or will incur. Relief can be sought through the use of a civil claim which allows a victim to seek financial damages against the person or persons responsible for the crash, whether that is another driver, the owner of a truck, or the company that employed the truck’s driver. In many cases, multiple claims against multiple people are possible. Speaking with a personal injury lawyer who has experience representing the victims of truck accidents may help you understand your legal rights if you have been hurt in a collision. In the worst accidents, a victim is killed and no amount of relief will ever properly compensate that victim’s family for their losses. But a claim may help defray some of the financial burden left behind when a loved one is killed and the right to bring such a claim often rests with the victim’s kin.

A truck driver in the Chicago area was killed yesterday in an accident with a truck that authorities are still investigation. The man was originally involved in a minor collision with a car in the 1300 block of West Division around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday which prompted the man to exit his truck and take some photographs. While he was taking pictures, another truck approached the scene of the collision and struck the man, leaving him with critical injuries. Police and emergency responders were called to the scene and the man was evaluated but unfortunately his injuries were too severe and he died as a result of the crash.

The driver of the second truck was not injured in the incident and the driver of the car was believed to have sustained only minor injuries. Police closed down Division Street in the area for several hours as they attempted to determine what led to the fatal collision and whether negligence on the part of anyone involved played a role.
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