A Cicero man was sentenced to 7 years in prison this week for causing a fatal Chicago car vs. bicycle accident last year while driving drunk, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The 50-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Cook County courthouse in Maywood in connection with the Chicago…
A majority of motorists favor mandating high-tech devices that would prohibited people from driving vehicles under the influence, according to the results of a new study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. About 180,000 interlocks — devices which test an operator’s blood-alcohol level before allowing a vehicle to…
A Burlington High School student died Friday afternoon in a Chicago area auto accident on Randall Road near the intersection of Red Gate Road in St. Charles Township of west suburban Kane County. A 16-year-old teen from unincorporated Elgin, was transported to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, where he was pronounced…
A Chicago personal injury attorney has been filed a sex abuse lawsuit involving a child being kidnapped by a bus driver. The suit, which was filed in Cook County Circuit Court on Thursday, alleges the boy was sexually assaulted while restrained on the bus by the driver. The family is…
Authorities are emphasizing the importance of save driving habits among teenagers as the school year begins in an effort to reduce Illinois car accidents involving teenagers, including drunk driving accidents and speeding. Since its inception in 2007, Illinois’ Operation Teen Safe Driving has been credited with reducing fatalities among teen…
A 35-year-old man faces numerous charges after a fatal weekend Chicago DUI accident. The accused driver faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without insurance and failure to stop at a red light, according to the Chicago Tribune. ABC7…
A driver accused of causing a fatal Chicago area motorcycle accident while polishing her nails has been charged with reckless homicide. The 48-year-old Morris woman faces up to five years in prison on a six-count indictment stemming from the May 2 death of Lake Zurich resident Anita Zaffke, according to…
An alarming new federal report shows the battle against drunk driving is far from over: 1 in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel of an automobile the last time they drank heavily, driving away from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks and putting everyone…
In the third deadly car crash this week in Kane County, Illinois an elderly woman has been killed, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. Four others were injured in the car crash that occurred in Lily Lake, Illinois on September 13, 2009. The victim was a resident of Woodstock, Illinois and she was…
Abogados personales de herida de Abels & Annes, en Chicago han alcanzado un arreglo de $195,000 para un residente que fue herido en el trabajo. Nuestro cliente fue herido el 27 de Mayo de 2008 tratando de parar una refrigeradora de caerse en el trabajo. El fue empleado como un…