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A young woman was struck and killed as she walked across the street in Palatine the other day during evening rush hour.

The fatal Chicago pedestrian accident happened as the woman was making her way to the train station, heading for Chicago.

The woman, Yesenia Enriquez, 24, was killed on Peder Drive, just south of Northwest Highway, when a woman in a 2001 Toyota Camry struck her. Police said Enriquez worked nearby, and was on her way home when the crash occurred, according to news reports.

This tragic case underscores the need for vigilance among Chicago motorists to watch out for the people who share our roadways.

Our Chicago personal injury lawyers have seen far too many cases of pedestrian who have died in wrecks that simply didn’t need to happen. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, there were 32 pedestrians killed and more than 3,000 hurt in the city in 2010.

Between 2005 and 2009, nearly 18,000 pedestrian accidents happened in Chicago, most of them when pedestrians are in the crosswalk with a walk signal. Alarmingly, officials say there are an average of two serious hit-and-run pedestrian accidents every day. Some result in injuries, others in death.

Many Chicago residents have complained that part of the problem lies with the city and its failure to make walking simple and safe. For example, it’s been alleged in certain areas that stop signs are hung too low, failing to meet the standards of federal traffic engineers. Others have said that no parking signs are sometimes placed too close to intersections, causing parked cars to block a driver’s view of crosswalks and stop signs. Further, pavement markings are often worn or undetectable.

The fact that these cases are often more complicated than they appear on the surface is all the more reason for you to have an experienced personal injury attorney in your corner – someone who knows how to research all relevant factors.

The Illinois Department of Transportation indicates pedestrian accidents are a serious problem in the state, just as they are elsewhere in the country. In the U.S. in 2008, more than 4,500 pedestrians were killed and some 60,000 were injured.

This breaks down to about one pedestrian injured every 8 minutes, and one killed every two hours. Of those killed, 18 percent were over the age of 65 and 7 percent were children younger than 15.

In 48 percent of fatal pedestrian crashes, alcohol is a factor. Almost half of all pedestrian crashes happen on a Friday, and a large percentage of the fatal crashes involving child pedestrians happened between the hours of 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., as school was letting out.

Another recent tragedy involving a young child has sparked calls for action on the issue of pedestrian safety. In 2006, a 4-year-old was crossing the street across from the Lincoln Park Zoo with her mother and 6-year-old brother when she was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Following the crash, the intersection was repainted and reconstructed, and city officials have vowed to work toward having zero pedestrian deaths by 2020. A sagging economy has impeded those efforts, though officials with the Chicago Department of Transportation have promised to invest more than $2 million on pedestrian-friendly road improvements this year.
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A Chicago injury lawyer at Abels & Annes has settled an auto collision claim for a defendant’s auto insurance policy limits.

This claim arises out of an incident which took place on September 13, 2011 at approximately 12:02 p.m. at or near 2701 South Harlem in Berwyn, Illinois. Our client was injured when the automobile she was driving was hit by a vehicle driven by a negligent driver.

The plaintiff was driving northbound on South Harlem at approximately 25 miles per hour. The defendant driving behind her on northbound South Harlem. As she continued to drive, your insured drove too fast for conditions, failed to yield and rear-ended her.

The Berwyn Police Department responded to the scene of the collision. After speaking to both parties, the responding officer determined the other driver at fault for the collision and issued him a citation for driving too fast for conditions.

We alleged to the defendant’s insurance carrier that their insured failed to keep a proper lookout, failed to stop and/or reduce his speed to avoid a collision, and failed to exercise due care for the safety of those in the area, including the Plaintiff.

Following the collision, our client had an immediate onset of back and knee pain.

She sought treatment from Rush Oak Park Hospital‘s Emergency Department immediately after the collision. A history was taken, she was examined, and diagnostic tests were performed. She complained of pain in her lower back that was worse with bending as well as bilateral knee pain. On exam, she had tenderness on palpation of her right lumbar paraspinal area. She was diagnosed with lumbar spine sprain/strain, pain in her lower legs, muscle spasms in her back, and trapezius strain. She received prescriptions for pain medications and muscle relaxants and was ordered off work.

Due to ongoing and increasing pain, our client sought follow up treatment with a physician on September 15, 2011. At that time, she continued to complain of lower back pain that radiated to both of her legs. Her pain was constant and severe and it ranged from sharp to stabbing to aching. Her pain interfered with her sleeping, often waking her in the middle of the night. Her pain prevented her from engaging in activities of daily life and severely limited those activities she could engaged in. Additionally, the pain was worse with pushing and lifting heavy objects, walking, sitting, or standing for long periods of time, and bending forward.

Her doctor took a history and examined her. She had tenderness and spasms from L2-L5 bilaterally as well as difficulty squatting and while walking heel to toe. She had limited range of motion in her thoracholumbar spine because of the extreme pain she experienced. The physician diagnosed our client with lower back pain with a radicular component at L5-S1, myofacial pain syndrome, and lumbar strain and sprain.

It was noted that she had an underlying degenerative condition in her back that was asymptomatic before her injury. In his medical opinion, the automobile collision aggravated her underlying condition and necessitated treatment. The doctor instructed her to continue taking her medications, undergo a lumbar MRI, refrain from lifting and/or pushing objects heavier than 15 pounds, and remain off work.

Pursuant to doctor’s orders, she underwent an MRI of her lumbar spine on September 16, 2011. The MRI revealed 3 bulging lumbar discs.
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As we recently reports on our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, 9 students were hospitalized after a school bus accident in Illinois. According to the Daily Herald, the school bus crashed near Sugar Grove as it rolled over onto its side and slid into a nearby field. Come to find out, this accident may have been prevented had the busing company taken the numerous complaints that had been filed against this particular bus driver more seriously.One of the students injured on the bus that day had previously filed a complaint about the bus driver who had a history of drowsy driving. The passengers on the school bus that day were between the ages of 4 and 20. They were heading from Sandwich to Napperville, a 30 mile journey. The bus transporting these passengers was owned by Illinois Central School Bus. The busing company agrees that the accident was caused by a drowsy driver, which they say was the first time something like this has happened, despite numerous previous complaints.

The busing company states that the driver was punished after complaints about his performance. Officials with the school said that all they could do was pass along the complaints because they were not the ones who contracted the bus company. That wasn’t enough though because the driver stayed behind the wheel, endangering students.

“He started the route in September, and within days, some of us started to notice a regular pattern of him nodding off and swerving erratically,” said one complaining witness.

A teenage school bus passenger reportedly sent in a number of complaints with her grandmother. They both say that the complaints were just ignored.

On the morning before the accident, students report that the driver was falling asleep at the wheel, as had become the norm. The bus driver was allegedly woken up by the bus aide who was screaming.

One student said that she wasn’t buckled in that day by a seat belt. She says that the bus driver’s assistant was screaming at the sleeping bus driver. Within seconds of the yelling, the bus veered to the right and was thrown on its side. Nearby motorists pulled over to assist the young children.

According to officials with Kane County, an investigation is ongoing and information will not be released until the investigation is over. Lt. Patrick Gengler says that the department is awaiting the results of toxicology tests.

Illinois Central is conducting an internal investigation of its own.

Officials with Little Friends, Inc., who operates the two Naperville schools where the students were being taken, say that they knew about the complaints that had been filed against that particular driver and had made previous attempt to intervene but they weren’t able to do much because they aren’t associated with the company and were not in charge of contracting the bus for these rides.

The witness says that she is just upset that her complaints were not acknowledged. She says her concerns, as well as the concerns of the other passengers, could have helped to prevent this accident.
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A recent school bus accident in Kane County sent nine students and a bus driver to local hospitals. The school bus was carrying a group of special-needs students through Big Rock as it flipped on its side, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.According to the Kane County sheriff’s department, the accident happened just after 8:00 a.m. on Camp Dean Road and Granart Road as the students were being bused to Kreici Academy in Naperville. The accident forced Granart Road to be shut down for about three hours.

Our Illinois school bus accident lawyers understand that officers have yet to determine why the school bus left the roadway when the accident happened. In the area in which the accident occurred, the shoulder is narrow and slants into a ditch. Reports indicate that the driver of the bus tried to get the bus back on track, but failed to do so before the wheels went into the ditch. The bus landed on its side, but didn’t roll over. Luckily, all of the children on board were wearing seat belts when the accident happened. The company that owns the bus, North American School Bus, requires all passengers to wear a seat belt.

Drivers who were passing by when the accident happened helped to get the special-needs students off of the bus after it tipped over.

Three of the students were taken to Provena Mercy Center and six were taken to Delnor Hospital.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are more than 20 million young children who ride the a school bus to and from school and school-related activities. School buses are also used to help children to get to athletic activities, church, camp and other youth events. Since 2000, there have been more than 371,000 fatal traffic accidents. Of these fatal accidents, nearly 1,250 were classified as school transportation-related. In these fatal school-related accidents, more than 1,385 people died. This means that an average of 139 people died each year. School-transportation vehicle occupants who were killed during this time were a part of the near 10 percent of all roadway fatalities. Nonoccupants, bicyclists and pedestrians involved with school-related vehicle accidents accounted for another 20 percent of the fatalities.

A majority of the people who were killed in these accidents were the occupants of other vehicles involved. Since 2000, there have been nearly 150 school-age pedestrians, under the age of 19, who have been killed in school transportation-related accidents. In addition to these fatalities, another 170,000 students are sent to the emergency room with a variety of injuries.

Children are asked to be courteous to the bus driver when riding to and from school on the big, yellow bus. Children are asked to keep their voices down, to remain seated and to keep objects out of the aisle. Unfortunately, even with following all of the proper safety precautions, accidents do happen. Make sure that you seek the advice of an experienced attorney if your child has been injured in a bus accident. Failure to act could your ability to collect the compensation necessary to deal with current or future medical issues.
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Could an increase in Metra rates lead to more bicycle and pedestrian accidents? According to the Daily Herald, the Metra fares will be increasing by about 30 percent for 10-ride tickets and for monthly passes. At the beginning of the year, many residents switched over to Metra to avoid higher toll prices. Now that Metra prices are increasing, many residents are expected to switch to walking and biking to get around the city instead.

With more of these travelers along our roadways, biking and pedestrian accidents in Chicago are expected to increase.In a recent study by the Active Transportation Alliance, the city of Chicago bombed for its walkablity and biking funding. Chicago was ranked 46th out of 51 major cities in the country for its spending on projects to improve cycling and walking in 2010. The lack of funding isn’t stopping residents from walking and biking to work. Still, the city was ranked as 12th for having the most bicycling and walking residents.

Our Chicago bicycling accident lawyers understand that the hike in Metra fair is being used to fill a budget hold of nearly $55 million. A number of suburban commuters see the fare hike as just another increase, in addition to food, gas and water service bills. Residents are used to the hikes and have found ways to deal with it. The resolution to the new hike will be walking and biking for many, many more.

Trains are running late and the increasing costs of fuel and insurance are all affecting the increase, not to mention the financial mismanagement by the city.

“In 2011, Metra funded an operating budget gap with capital dollars. In 2012, we discontinued this practice, requiring Metra to bridge the gap. Given a choice between service cuts or raising fares, riders told us a fare increase was preferred,” said Metra Chief, Robert Carlton.

In previous years, Metra borrowed from its capital budget. This budget was kept to repair equipment, to cover operating costs and to expand the system.

Changes affecting the Metra include:

-One-way tickets will now be valid for 2 weeks instead of a year.

-Monthly passes will be able to be used through the end of the month instead of expiring on noon on the 1st of the month.

-Subsidies for the Plus Bus and Link-Up are no longer.

In 2009, there were nearly 1,500 police-reported bicycle accidents in Chicago. In these accidents, six bicyclists were killed. In 2009, there were roughly 3,000 pedestrian accidents reported. Of these accidents, more than 30 died. Hundreds of others were seriously injured.

As the gas prices, the insurances prices and the fare prices continue to rise, many residents will be forced to bike and walk to their destinations. With the increasing costs of living, there are no other choices for many of our residents. With the increase in bicyclists and pedestrians we can only expect an increase in related injuries and deaths. As the increased fares take effect, motorists are asked be extremely cautious when traveling along our roadways. Motorists are most often at fault for accidents involving these vulnerable travelers.
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Illinois bicycle collision attorney Gary Annes recently reached a $152,000 settlement at a mediation for a bicycle rider. This claim arises out of an incident which occurred on August 18, 2008 and could be considered both a Chicago premises liability case as well as a bicycle accident claim.

On the morning of the occurrence our client was riding her bicycle to work. The weather was sunny and dry. She was riding her bicycle southbound in Desplaines St. in the City of Chicago.

There was a construction site located at 370 N. Desplaines St. The main defendant in the case was the general contractor on the construction project. As the bicyclist was riding southbound on Desplaines the construction site was on the rider’s right side. When she was about halfway past the construction site, green mesh fabric attached to the construction fence blew out into the road and directly into the rider. The netting caught onto the handlebars and/or brake for the bicycle and yanked it back out from under her. This resulted in the plaintiff being thrown forward off of her bicycle onto the pavement. She landed on her left arm, breaking her left wrist.

The City of Chicago Municipal Code requires that a general contractor on a construction site must affix fabric mesh to the construction site fence face. §13-32-125(c). The Code further requires that the general contractor immediately repair any damage to the fence fabric. §13-32-125(e).

A photograph taken shortly after the accident showed how the fence fabric had become ripped and unattached to the fence, flipped on the outside of the fence and loose at the bottom, able to blow up and out into the street with any breeze.

The defendant failed to properly affix, repair and maintain the fence fabric. As a result the fence fabric became unattached on the bottom of the fence, flipped over to the outside of the fence and was able to flap out into the roadway with any breeze.

Following the incident the bike rider had an immediate onset of excruciating left wrist pain. She was transferred from the scene of the occurrence by ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital‘s Emergency Department. Upon her arrival at the emergency department she complained of left wrist pain, left elbow pain, left ankle pain and left shoulder pain.

The plaintiff was examined and diagnostic tests were performed. X-rays and a CT of her wrist revealed a displaced intra-articular distal radius fracture with gapping at the lunate facet, a minimally displaced ulnar styloid fracture and a scaphoid waist fracture. An open reduction, internal fixation surgery was recommended. Initially, her left wrist, forearm and elbow were placed in a plaster cast for immobilization and she was prescribed pain medications until surgery could be performed.

Surgery was performed on August 22, 2008. The surgical procedures performed included an open repair of the left distal radial fracture with internal fixation of 2 fragments, open repair of the scaphoid fracture with internal fixation and tenotomy brachioradialis tendon of the left wrist. As part of the procedure, surgical metal was implanted into her wrist including a metal plate and five screws. Following the surgery her arm was put in a sling and she was given another prescription for pain medications.

After the surgery our client sought follow up treatment with her surgeon. She saw the doctor several times over the next few months. He ordered that a forearm-based thumb spica splint be made which the client wore. Additionally a course of physical therapy was prescribed. The client’s father was a physical therapist and he provided her with therapy.

At the time of her last appointment with her surgeon, she continued to complain of left wrist stiffness, residual discomfort with point contact around the fractures.

Despite her treatment, our client continued to experience pain and discomfort in her left wrist. This was especially prevalent with changes in the weather or when pressure or weight was applied to the wrist. Additionally, due to the severity and location of the fractures, she is at an increased risk of developing traumatic arthritis in her left wrist.

For months after the accident the bicyclist could not do any activity that required the use of her left hand. Even after her cast was removed and she was able to begin to use her left hand and wrist, she continued to experience pain with almost all activities of daily living. For approximately three months she was unable to ride her bicycle.

Medical expenses incurred by our client for treatment of the injuries she suffered as a result of the negligence of the defendant totaled over $30,000. She also sustained a permanent surgical scar on her left wrist.
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According to Governor Pat Quinn, the Illinois Safe Routes to School Program will be offering communities and schools districts nearly $22 million to help ensure safe routes to school for children who bike or walk to school. This program is federally funded and is used to help reduce the risks of bicycle and pedestrian accidents in Illinois.“These projects enhance roads, sidewalks, and other infrastructure within communities, which is important in keeping both drivers and pedestrians safe,” Governor Quinn said.

Our Chicago bicycling and pedestrian accident attorneys understand that the funding will be used to support nearly 230 projects aimed at repairing sidewalks as well as providing safety equipment to crossing guards and to police officers. Within the $22 million is nearly $2 million that will be dedicated to helping communities with educational materials, safety training and public service announcements used to encourage school-aged children to walk and bike to school. This allotted $2 million, officials believe, will help to make sure that the statewide program is consistent and that it produces favorable outcomes from safe-traveling projects.

According to Ann Schneider, the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, the Safe Routes to School grants will help to make our roadways even safer for all pedestrians and bicyclists in addition to educating the community about the importance of these forms of transportation. She also stresses the importance of walking and biking and leading an active lifestyle. This program and these federal funds will hopefully help to lower air pollution and fuel consumption, says Schneider.

Ron Burke, the Executive Director of Active Transportation, agrees with Schneider. He says that walking and biking to school is safer and easier then we’re all doing our part to keep our young generations healthy, active and safe.

The Illinois Safe Routes to School program is a part of a federal program conducted by the Federal Highway Administration that is used to facilitate activities and projects that will help to benefit community travel, including lowering fuel consumption, reducing traffic congestion and improving community safety.

Within the state’s program, projects are funded at 100 percent with no local match required. Roughly 70 percent of the overall funding is used to assist infrastructure projects while the remaining 30 percent is uses to support community-outreach programs.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there were more than 110 people who were killed in pedestrian accidents across the state of Illinois in 2009. Many of these accidents could have been prevented with safer driving habits and with more community awareness. This new grant money is helping to reduce these numbers in the New Year. Drivers are asked to remain cautious and aware of our young and vulnerable travelers along our roadways, especially before and after school. Safe driving habits can help to avoid fatal pedestrian and bicycling accidents.
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An Illinois premises liability attorney at Abels & Annes has reached a settlement with the owners of a local restaurant in regards to a slip and fall that occurred back on February 13, 2010.

The plaintiff was at a restaurant located in the 12700 block of South Ashland in Calumet Park, Illinois. The defendant owned, operated, managed, maintained and controlled the premises and was further responsible for providing safe means of ingress and egress through the premises.

In the days before the occurrence, it snowed approximately 8 inches in Calumet Park. As a result, the restaurant undertook the duty to plow and/or shovel its parking lot. Unfortunately, they plowed its parking lot and negligently left large piles of plowed snow next to customer parking spaces. There were then several days of warmer weather where the snow melted and refroze, forming sheets of ice.

There were no signs or other warnings posted to notify customers of the dangerous condition that they insured created. Further, the parking lot was inadequately illuminated.

On the date of the occurrence, our client parked her car in a marked parking space in the restaurant parking lot. As she attempted to exit her vehicle, she slipped on a sheet of ice and/or snow left behind by the defendant during the plowing process of its parking lot.

We alleged to the defendant’s liability insurance carrier that based upon the facts and circumstances surrounding the occurrence at issue, it is clear that a proximate cause of the slip and fall occurrence was the negligent conduct of the restaurant owners.

Immediately after the fall, our client started to experience left wrist pain. Due to ongoing and increasing pain, she sought medical treatment with a medical doctor. There, she complained of left wrist pain. A history was taken, she was examined and diagnostic tests were ordered, including left hand and left wrist x-rays.

The plaintiff was diagnosed with a comminuted intraarticular fracture of the left distal radius with slight dorsal angulation as well as soft tissue swelling. The physician performed a hematoma block, closed reduction and long arm casting under fluoroscan control. He prescribed pain medication and instructed our client to follow up with him.

On February 23, 2010, she sought follow up medical treatment from her doctor. She again had x-rays taken of her left hand and wrist that showed a fracture of the distal radius. The physician examined her and instructed her to follow up with him in five (5) weeks for removal of her cast.

On March 30, 2010, she had x-rays taken of her left wrist which showed a healing fracture of the distal radius. The plaintiff’s cast was removed and it was recommended that she begin physical therapy for her wrist. He discharged her from care on April 24, 2010.

Despite a short period of relief from her symptoms, her left wrist flared up requiring her to seek medical care from her doctor again, where she complained of pain in her left wrist. He noted that since she sustained an intraarticular fracture of the left wrist, it is possible that she will have some arthritis in the future. Her physician recommended that she begin occupational therapy.

On March 12, 2011, she went back to the doctor’s office again. There, she complained of left wrist pain and stiffness. Pain medication was again prescribed and instructed her to continue her home exercise program. The physician discharged her from his care on April 9, 2011.

Per her physician’s instructions, our client attended 11 sessions of physical therapy at Southwest Hand Rehabilitation starting on December 30, 2010 and ending on February 28, 2011, at which time she was discharged from treatment.

The case settled for just over $26,000. No lawsuit was filed, saving our client the cost of going to court.
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Our Chicago car accident lawyers recently discussed a few New Year’s resolutions that drivers can make to help reduce their risks of traffic accidents in 2012. We’re not the only ones who are pushing for these safe driving habits.

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is also on board with urging drivers to be more cautious and alert behind the wheel as we head into the New Year to make roadways safer for everyone.According to AAA, drivers throughout the country want safer roadways and support government efforts to reach this goal. Still, despite more and more traffic laws, drivers continue to engage in knowingly dangerous habits behind the wheel.

Our Chicago car accident attorneys understand that there were an estimated 32,890 people killed in traffic accidents in 2010. Although this is the lowest recorded number in the last 60 years, we are far from “safe” on the roadways. We are asking drivers to take the start off the New Year as a time to start practicing some safe driving habits. AAA is here to offer some simple tips on how to do just that.

“Even one death on our roads is unacceptable,” says AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety President and CEO Peter Kissinger. “On average there is still one needless death every 16 minutes in motor vehicle crashes.”

Drivers Admitting to Bad Behavior:

-About a quarter of all drivers admit to driving without wearing a seat belt.

-Almost 15 percent of all drivers admit to drinking and driving at least once in the last year. More than 20 percent admitted to doing so in at least once in the last month.

-About a third of all drivers say that they read and write text messages while driving.

-Another 30 percent of drivers admit to gabbing on the phone while driving.

-More than half of all drivers said that they drove at least 15 mph over the speed limit on a freeway in the last 30 days.

-About 30 percent of all drivers said that they drove at least 15 mph over the speed limit in a residential area in the last 30 days.

-Nearly 40 percent of drivers admit to running a red light at least once in the last month.

-A majority of drivers find drowsy driving to be irresponsible, but about a third of all drivers admits to doing it themselves.

While drivers may support tougher driving laws, it’s clear that not many are willing to comply. AAA and our Chicago car accident lawyers are asking all drivers to make the change and to make safe driving habits a top priority in 2012. Use these simple safety steps to increase your safety behind the wheel in the New Year.
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According to researchers at the University of Colorado Denver, a majority of elderly drivers who were surveyed said that they supported the mandatory retesting of elderly drivers. These surveyed drivers also said that they would happily hand over their car keys if their doctor or someone they loved said that they were unable to safely navigate a motor vehicle. Knowing when to turn in your keys can help to reduce your risks of a car accident in Chicago.

“We are now exploring the idea of an advance directive for driving where someone would be designated to take away your keys at some point,” said Emmy Betz, from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.Our Chicago car accident attorneys understand that it can be a tough subject to bring up, taking to your parents and grandparents about their deteriorating ability to drive. It’s important to keep the safety of your loved ones as a top priority, even if that priority means having to discuss these risks with a loved one. Your intervention can help to save a life. It’s recommended that you approach this sort of topic with concern and compassion instead of with a forceful, lecturing tone.

In the study from the University of Colorado Denver, 122 senior citizens were surveyed and results showed that more than 70 percent said that they supported mandatory retesting depending on age. Another 70 percent said that family members should be in charge of determining when a license should be revoked, while more than 50 percent said that it should be a doctor’s job. Less than 20 percent of those surveyed said that it should be the DMV on and roughly 25 percent reported that they felt it was the police’s job.

About 90 percent of elderly drivers who were surveyed said that they may stop driving if a doctor advised them to, while about 75 percent said they would if their family asked them to. Only about 12 percent of these elderly drivers reported to have been involved in a car accident over the last year and nearly 90 percent of these drivers said that they had at least one medical condition that most likely increases their risk of accidents. The surveyed drivers reported an average of seven medications each.

According to Betz, the University is trying to develop a screening process to help to identify drivers who are at alarmingly high risks for accidents. She also says that drivers who are over the age of 75 have higher rates for accidents per miles driven.

Residents are asked to take a close look at the elderly drivers in their family to see if they might be at serious risks for an accident. If so, they’re urged to talk with these family members. A responsible resident knows when it’s time to turn in their keys not only to safe their life, but to save the life of other innocent motorists.
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