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10 Year Old Injured In Red Light

Children are among the most vulnerable persons to be involved in car accidents. Motor vehicle crashes are the leading killer of Illinois children and many of these accidents are attributable to poor driving behavior of adults. The failure of adults to enforce seat belt or car seat use is another common contributing factor in child car accident injuries. One 10-year-old Chicago boy was seriously injured in a West Side car accident on Monday. The boy was a passenger in a...

18 Injured In Calumat Park Mass Transit Accident

A mass transit accident in Calumet Park recently sent 18 people to the hospital. The crash happened Tuesday at the intersection of South Throop Street and West 124th. A PACE bus was making a right turn and was clipped by a car making a left turn at the intersection. Of the 36 people on the bus, about 18 asked to go to area hospitals. Everyone who asked to go to the hospital was evaluated for personal injuries and it is...

Window Washer Injured In River North Rear End Accident

In large, heavy-trafficked cities, pedestrians and bystanders are often at risk when cars collide. Recently, pedestrians in Times Square were injured after a car rolled over onto the sidewalk. While none of them were fatally injured, they were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Today in Chicago, a window washer was taken to the hospital after a rear-end collision car accident in the city. A BMW chased an Infiniti, rear-ended it and caused a chain reaction that knocked a...

New Information On Teen Drivers & Car Accidents

The proliferation of graduated licensing laws for teen drivers seems to be having the desired effect. Car accidents are still the number cause of death among teens, but since graduated licensing laws first hit the scene in 1996, the death rate among this group has slowly dropped according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. While there is some evidence that teens are driving less, and therefore are less likely to be involved in a car accident, the introduction of...

Gridlock On Bishop Freeway After Auto Accident

Traffic attempting to exit the Bishop Ford Freeway was backed up this morning due to a 3-car crash on East 130th Street. The Chicago Tribune reports that the accident happened around 5 a.m. at the 130th Street bridge over the highway. The accident was severe and one person had to be extricated from their vehicle. It is unclear what caused this car accident, but two people were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Another severe car accident...

Driver With No License Causes Fatal DUI Accident

Authorities say that a recent fatal Chicago car accident was caused by a 27-year-old woman who never had a driver's license. The dental hygienist was driving around 60mph on West 87th Street when she served and struck a couple changing a tire. The woman's blood alcohol level was over twice the legal limit at the time of the crash. The accident happened around 10:45 p.m. last Saturday. The 39-year-old Riverdale man who was changing his tire was thrown about 200...

DUI Accident Kills 23 YO Chicago Woman

A 23-year-old Chicago woman is dead after a serious drunk driving car accident on the Kennedy Expressway this weekend. The crash happened around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday near Armitage Avenue when a van carrying five people hit two vans, hit a highway barrier, and then crossed into oncoming traffic and hit two more cars. A woman who was a passenger in the car was rushed in critical condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. Alcohol...

Warmer Weather Expected To Bring Out Riders

While Daytona, Florida, may celebrate Bike Week in March, cold weather usually keeps motorcycles off Illinois roads this time of year. Riders farther north are enjoying an unusually warm winter by getting their motorcycles on the road. Sadly, this brings with it the danger of serious or even fatal motorcycle accidents. All drivers should be aware of the need to share the road and operate their vehicles safely. Motorcycle riders are highly vulnerable to injury in the event of an...

When Your Insurance Doesn’t Cover Your Damages

Chicago residents are bombarded with car insurance ads every day. From cute amphibians, obnoxious ducks, to reassuring actors promising to "always be by your side," the insurance industry claims to sell Chicagoans peace of mind and security. But what happens when you actually need your insurer? Chicago personal injury attorney Larry E. Weisman recently tried a motorcycle accident case against a negligent car driver. The motorcyclist suffered a fractured femur when the car driver made a right-hand turn from the...