The “Start Seeing Motorcycles” campaign was recently launched by State Police, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) in an attempt to help reduce the risks of a motorcycle accident in Chicago and elsewhere in the state. The agencies are now urging motorists to…
It might be early, but as long as the snow is melting it’s not too early for die-hard riders to hit the roads. Motorists unprepared for riders on the road in early spring are at increased risk of causing a Chicago motorcycle accident. The Illinois Department of Transportation has teamed…
A 38-year-old Bolingbrook resident was killed in an Illinois motorcycle accident on Friday, according to Tribune local. The collision occurred just before 3:30 PM on Route 53. The motorcyclist was rushed by ambulance to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital and was pronounced dead at 4:07 PM. The Chicago area accident occurred when…
A 32-year-old man from Chicago lost his life on Tuesday when he was involved in an Illinois truck vs. motorcycle accident, according to the Chicago Daily Herald. The crash occurred in Elk Grove Township around 11:40 AM. The truck was headed in a westerly direction on Higgins Road, just west…
A woman who caused a fatal Chicago motorcycle accident while painting her fingernails has been sentenced to “periodic jail time,” NBC Chicago reported. The 49-year-old defendant was convicted of reckless homicide in connection with the Lake Zurich accident and sentenced to 18 months of periodic imprisonment, followed by 30 months…
Police are looking for the vehicle responsible for a Chicago car accident that injured nine people over the weekend, the Sun-Times reported. The three-car accident injured nine motorists Saturday night on the Bishop Ford Freeway (I-94) on the city’s South Side, according to Illinois State Police. The crash happened about…
A Chicago motorcycle accident injured a 33-year-old Aurora man Friday night after his bike collided with a vehicle that failed to yield while turning left, the Daily-Chronicle reported. Our Chicago accident attorneys continue to report about the high number of serious and fatal motorcycle accidents that occur each summer in…
A Chicago car accident in Hyde Park has claimed the life of a 47-year-old woman, the Breaking News Center reported. The two-car accident happened shortly before 9:30 a.m. Saturday on East 58th Street. She was pronounced dead early Sunday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical…
Gov. Pat Quinn, Illinois State Police and the Illinois Department of Transportation have proclaimed May Motorcycle Awareness Month and urge motorists to be vigilant in looking for motorcycles. Our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog recently reported a pair of serious Chicago motorcycle accidents in April as riding season begins in…
Preliminary numbers for 2009 show what might be the first significant decline in motorcycle accidents in more than a decade, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.Authorities cite the economy as a primary factor for the reduction. The Governors Highway Safety Association reports a 10 percent decline in 2009, to a total of…