The world’s fastest man has been hurt in a car crash, according to the Detroit News. Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt was involved in an auto accident in Jamaica on Wednesday. His injuries are reportedly not serious. It is alleged that Bolt had been speeding on a wet highway when…
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Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Files Lawsuit For Injured Medical Doctor
In Cook County, Illinois, injury lawyers from Abels & Annes have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a Chicago physician who was seriously injured in a car accident. The crash occurred on June 23, 2008 in the afternoon when the defendant rear-ended the plaintiff. Our client had been driving northbound…
DUI Driver Rear-Ends Chicago Cop
In one of the more boneheaded accidents I have heard about lately, an alleged DUI driver hit a Chicago cop car on Saturday night, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The accident happened in the 3800 block of West Lawrence Avenue around 8 pm when a man from the Northwest Side…
Chicago Resident Killed In Motorcycle Accident
A Chicago woman died last Monday from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash in Janesville, Wisconsin, according to the Gazette Xtra. The crash occurred last Saturday on a highway ramp connecting Interstate 90 & 39 to Highway 14 East. The 42 year old woman was riding as a passenger on…
Metra Train Hits And Kills Pedestrian In Chicago
Train service on the Metra Union Pacific North Line was delayed for over two hours on Thursday evening after a train hit a pedestrian on the North Side of Chicago, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. The accident occurred around 5 p.m. just South of the Rogers Park train station. The train engineer…
5 Injured In Chicago Area Multi-Vehicle Crash
In the south suburbs of Chicago, several people were hurt on Monday morning in a multiple vehicle auto accident on Interstate 55, according to the Southtown Star. The car crash involved two semi trucks and four cars. Five motorists were reportedly injured. The collision took place at Woodward Avenue and…
2 Year Old Pedestrian Hit And Killed By Car In Chicago
In Chicago, Illinois, a two year old boy died Saturday afternoon after being hit by a car in an alley, according to the Chicago Tribune. The pedestrian accident took place in the block of 7200 South Sacramento Avenue around 4:45 p.m. The child was taken by ambulance to Advocate Christ…
2 Killed In Chicago Car Crash
Two people were killed on the Southeast Side of Chicago in an auto accident early Sunday morning, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. The crash involved 3 cars moving eastbound in the 3200 block of 106th Street on the Cal City Bridge. One of the vehicles struck another vehicle while trying to pass…
Chicago Area Couple Injured By Falling Arches At McDonald’s
A Naperville, Illinois couple has been seriously injured in a bizarre accident at a McDonald’s in Eastern Arizona, according to the Daily Herald. A giant set of golden arches fell and crushed their SUV. They were reportedly just sitting in the parking lot in a Chevy Trailblazer when high winds…
Chicago’s Top Cop To Get Tough On DUI Police Officers
In Chicago, Illinois, just days after an off-duty detective rear-ended and killed two people in a car accident on the Dan Ryan Expressway, Police Superintendent Jody Weis is saying that he is going to change how the department handles cops that drive while intoxicated, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. A…