The federal government has unveiled sample legislation for states crafting laws to prohibit texting while driving, the latest move by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to combat distracted driving. As reported earlier this year on Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog, Illinois is a leader in reforming driving laws to…
When it comes to Chicago pedestrian accidents, children are at high risk. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14. Every day in the United States, an average of 5 children under 14 are killed and more than 500 injured by a motor…
A 26-year-old Aurora man has pleaded guilty to charges in connection with a fatal Chicago drunk driving accident that killed two of his friends back in 2007, the Examiner reported. The Balmoral Court man agreed to plea to two counts of aggravated DUI and one count of DUI, according to…
A 48-year-old man is accused of being under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he struck and killed a 6-year-old girl in a Chicago car accident. The man had cocaine in his system and admitted to smoking marijuana and buying beer before the crash, which also injured the girl’s…
Four people were critically injured in a Valentine’s Day Chicago car accident, after a motorist blew a red light, according to WBBM News Radio. Police responded to the car accident on Michigan Avenue in Grant Park shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday, the Sun-Times reported. Four people were critically injured and…
A motorist was killed and another seriously injured over the weekend in a Chicago car accident after both were struck while standing outside a disabled vehicle early Sunday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The accident occurred at about 2:40 a.m. on Illinois Route 394 and East Joe Orr Road…
A 36-year-old woman was struck and killed by a semi early last Tuesday morning, after stopping her vehicle on the Tri-State Tollway to check for a flat tire, the Chicago Breaking News Center reported. The Chicago trucking accident occurred shortly after midnight. The victim was southbound on I-294 when she…
Authorities are investigating several serious Chicago expressway traffic accidents. Four people were critically injured last Saturday in a Chicago car accident on the Kennedy Expressway, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The multiple-vehicle accident occurred about 3:30 a.m. on the Near Northwest Side in the northbound lanes of I-90 near Chicago…
The Chicago Personal Injury Law Firm of Abels & Annes has filed a civil lawsuit against a 67-year-old Gompers Junior High School bus driver and First Student Bus Company, in connection with the December sexual assault of a female student. CBS2 reported Wednesday that the driver was working at First…
Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 23-year-old former West Rogers Park man in connection with a Halloween hit-and-run Chicago car accident that claimed the life of a 25-year-old DePaul University student. The suspect, who doesn’t have a driver’s license, may have fled to Mexico, the Chicago Breaking News…