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A Chicago personal injury lawyer at Abels & Annes has resolved a claim for woman from the western suburbs stemming from a May, 2009 car accident. The accident occurred in LaGrange Illinois at 25 N. Lagrange Rd. just after 12 PM. The plaintiff was driving in traffic when she was rear-ended by the defendants motor vehicle.

The plaintiff, who is a department coordinator at a hospital the western suburbs, sustained injuries to her chest and ribs. After her pain remained over the next several days, she was seen at LaGrange Hospital. X-rays taken were negative for fracture.

Over the next two weeks her pain continued and on June 15, 2009 she followed up with an osteopathic doctor. At that time she was still having pain in her right rib and chest area.

An Illinois motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident has critically injured 21-year-old woman on the Northwest side of Chicago, according to WGN news. The Chicago Police Department as of today is still searching for the hit-and-run driver involved in the accident.

The accident happened just before 7 PM on Monday and 3300 block of N. Long Ave. At that time, a vehicle believed to be a four-door Audi A6 was moving southbound when it hit female pedestrian trying to cross the street. The driver of the Audi then fled the scene, still moving southbound and then westbound into an alley. The driver side of the vehicle may have been damaged in the accident. The vehicle was dark in color.

Anyone who witnessed the accident or has information about it should immediately call Chicago Police Department’s major accident investigation unit at 312-745-4521.

A Chicago work injury attorney from Abels and Annes has reached a settlement on behalf of of an injured nursing assistant from Sauk Village, Illinois. The worker was injured on August 25, 2009. The CNA was pushing the patient in a wheelchair when the chair rolled over her right foot.

She sustained an avulsion fracture in her foot and also had low back pain. She was seen shortly after the accident at the St. James Hospital ER. She also underwent follow-up treatment at Illinois Bone and Joint Institute and St. James Occupational Health.

Due to the accident, the nurses’ assistant missed nine weeks of work. She received disability pay while for her time off. Her employer also paid for her medical treatment.

Chicago bike accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have resolved an injury claim for bicyclist that was injured back on January 30, 2010. The accident occurred at intersection of Lincoln Avenue and Carmen. Our client was riding a bicycle southbound on Lincoln when the defendant, who was northbound in a 1994 Ford escort, attempted to turn left onto Carmen and failed to yield.

The plaintiff was knocked off his bicycle into the street. He had a laceration on his left leg, right leg pain, and back and neck pain.

The Chicago Police Department investigated the accident. After talking to both the plaintiff and the defendant, the police officer issued the driver a traffic ticket for failing to yield while making a left turn.

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that local resident has been killed in a bizarre Chicago car vs. pedestrian accident. The victim, who lives in the 4000 of North Troy Street, was found caught between a car and a light pole on Saturday in the Albany Park neighborhood.

The 20-year-old victim was found in a standing position around 3:00 p.m. on Saturday in the 4000 block of North Kedzie. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and pronounced dead early Sunday evening. He suffered severe trauma to his upper body.

The Chicago Police Department was reportedly not notified of the pedestrian accident until after the victim had been transported to the hospital. The police investigation as to how the accident occurred is still ongoing. Both Grand Central area detectives and the Major Accident Investigation Unit are involved.

An Illinois car vs. pedestrian accident has taken the life of a 10 year old boy in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood. CBS News is reporting that the driver is suspected of DUI, as he was found slumped over at the wheel.

The boy was crushed to death as he walked between two parked cars just before 6:00 a.m. on Saturday. As the child was waiting for traffic to clear and cross the street in the 6900 block of North Ashland, the at fault driver hit a parked SUV with his van, causing a chain reaction accident that crushed the boy. The victim was walking with his father, brother and sister.

The Chicago Police Department is reportedly questioning the driver and they believe alcohol may have played a roll.

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 medio-camionero en una compañía en el área de Chicago.

Después de el accidente él tuvo dolor lumbar y sentía hormigueo en su pierna derecha. Nuestro cliente empezo a tratar con un médico ortopédico en Chicago. Debido a sus reclamos, el médico ordenó un MRI que reveló que el sostuvo un disco herniado en su espina dorsal lumbar con radiculopathy. El tuvo que experimentar 2 inyecciones epidurales para tratar de aliviar el dolor.

In Chicago, Illinois 2 people were killed and 2 were badly injured in a car vs. garbage truck accident in Logan Square, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The privately owned garbage truck was knocked on its side in the crash.

The auto accident happened on Wednesday around 3 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Fullerton Avenue. Two people traveling in the car were killed. One man, a 30-year-old Chicago resident was pronounced dead at the scene. The other, a 27-year-old Chicago resident, was taken by ambulance and pronounced dead a short time later at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Of the two seriously injured, one was taken to Illinois Masonic, and the other to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A total of 6 ambulances responded to the crash, and several people had to be extracted from the vehicles.

In Chicago, Illinois a driver going the wrong way on Interstate 55 has caused a head-on car crash, according to chicagobreakingnews.com. The collision was investigated by the Illinois State Police and the driver, a 25 year old Chicago resident, has been charged with aggravated DUI and driving the wrong way.

The accident occurred early Sunday morning around 6:30 am, and all inbound lanes still remained closed at 8 am, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The alleged DUI driver was headed southbound in a Nissan in the northbound lanes when he hit a Lincoln Town Car livery vehicle near Central Avenue. It is being reported that the at fault driver entered the expressway from the wrong entrance ramp.

On the Northwest Side of Chicago, an off-duty Chicago police officer lost his life in a motorcycle crash Friday afternoon, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Cameron Karshna, 31, a Chicago resident and a police officer for the past 4 years, was riding his bike in the 7500 block of West Touhy Avenue when a pickup truck failed to yield when turning left and struck the motorcycle. He was riding a Honda motorcycle and was hit by a Ford 2002 F-250 pickup truck.

The motorcyclist was taken to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and pronounced dead several hours later. The driver of the pickup, a 36 year old Chicago resident, was reportedly ticketed with failure to yield and not wearing a seat belt.

As of yesterday, the officer was in the process of recovering from a work related injury. He had been hurt in an on-duty altercation with a prisoner, and he was on his way home from physical therapy when the crash occurred. He was part of the Department’s Town Hall District Tactical Unit.