The state of Illinois has launched a new campaign aimed at reducing the number of fatalities on Illinois roadways this year by at least 100. The Illinois Department of Transportation and Illinois State Police announced Operation Save 100 began Thursday and will run through the end of 2009, according to…
Two people were killed and at least 10 others injured in separate weekend Chicago car accidents. The fatal accident posted originally posted early Monday on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog has claimed another life and led to criminal charges against the driver. A 27-year-old driver of an Oldsmobile Alero…
The Chicago bicycle accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have successfully recovered $27,500 in damages from State Farm insurance on behalf of a client who suffered a leg laceration and hand injury in a Chicago bicycle accident. The case also included $2,445.98 in negotiated reductions of medical bills at Advocate…
A $10,000 reward is being offered for the driver responsible for a north side hit-and-run Chicago car accident on Nov. 1. The parents of the young waitress who was killed at Lincoln and Cullom avenues announced the reward, according to WGN9News. She was walking home from her nearby bartending job…
Authorities are investigating two Chicago subway accidents recently involving C.T.A. Blue Line trains. A person died October 25th in the afternoon after being hit by the Blue Line train in the loop, according to WGNtv. Police were conducting a death investigation shortly after 1 p.m. at the Monroe Street subway…
A total of 716 bicyclists were killed in the United States during 2008 and another 52,000 were injured, according to statistics just released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The vast majority of those involved in fatal bicycle accidents were middle-aged men, ages 35-64. Overall, bicycle fatalities have declined…
A total of 11,773 of the nation’s 37,261 traffic fatalities were caused by drunk drivers, according to a comprehensive look at drunk driving released in time for the holiday driving season by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Chicago drunk driving accident lawyers and the personal injury and wrongful…
Authorities are investigating what caused a CTA train to take off with a baby stroller lodged in a door; the stroller was dragged along the platform until the little girl was flung onto the ground along the tracks. The child’s adult caregiver told police the train took off with the…
A driver, reportedly attempting to get out of the way of an early Monday morning police chase, was involved in a Chicago car accident that sent both the driver and the passenger to the hospital with serious injuries. The high-speed police chase began about 1:45 a.m. when police heard gunshots…
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for children ages 3 to 14 years old, according to 2008 crash statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Some of the most tragic and difficult cases handled by the Chicago car accident attorneys and the personal injury…