A rise in the number of pedestrians who have been hit by cars, trucks, buses, trains and other vehicles could be explained by the increased use of headphone devices. The incidents of headphone wearing pedestrians being struck by vehicles prompted the University of Maryland in Baltimore to take a closer look. The research looked at>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a fatal Highland Park accident which injured a young mother and killed one of her children. Accidents involving pedestrians on sidewalks are relatively rare in Chicago, but crosswalk crashes occur frequently. The Chicago Sun Times reports that over 3,100 individuals have been injured in pedestrian crashes since 2005. About>> Read More

A speeding driver was killed and four passengers were injured in Rogers Park last Thursday. Authorities say that a man was speeding on eastbound West Howard Street when he came upon slowed or stopped traffic. The driver veered off of the road and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Emergency responders>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a serious mass transit accident which sent 18 PACE bus riders to the hospital. Another serious multiple-victim traffic accident happened Friday night in Hinsdale. This serious auto accident involved a 16-year-old driver who was driving seven other teens in his car when he left the road of South Park Avenue>> Read More

Six occupants of a car suffered serious injuries after an early morning traffic accident on the Bishop Ford Freeway. CBS Chicago reports that the crash prompted authorities to close the southbound lanes of the highway for several hours. The crash happened shortly after midnight this morning on the interstate near 130th Street. A car containing>> Read More

Imagine being run off the road by a hit and run car and sustaining serious injuries. Then picture your own insurance company denying you the right to seek compensation under your uninsured motorist policy. This in fact happened to a client at downtown Chicago law firm of GWC Injury Lawyers. The insurance company actually filed>> Read More

Do you know it is a law in Illinois to stop at crosswalks? Well it is, even if there is not a stop sign in view. If you see a pedestrian, give them a break; literally step on your brakes. It is not always easy to see those yellow signs in the middle of the>> Read More

A former Chicago police detective was recently convicted for his role in a fatal hit-and-run car accident. The former cop was also convicted of drunk driving. Authorities say that the detective’s blood alcohol was three times the legal limit when he crashed into a disabled car on the Dan Ryan Expressway in 2009. The crash>> Read More

A Cook County man has been charged in connection with the wrongful death of a Bartlett woman who died when he struck her with his vehicle earlier this month. Prosecutors allege that 37-year-old Bartlett man was high when he struck and killed the 66-year-old retired teacher as she was driving her 10-year-old grandson. The grandson>> Read More

A 24-year-old man is dead after a serious drunk driving car accident in Peoria. Authorities say that the Pekin man died last Thursday from injuries sustained in a car accident on the previous Sunday. The man and a 23-year-old friend were neighbors who had been drinking at a bar in Peoria before stopping for breakfast>> Read More

In our last post we covered a serious Elgin DUI car accident which injured four people including the teen who caused the accident. Another Illinois man was recently charged in connection with a drunk driving car accident – a 51-year-old Burbank man was charged with a variety of drunk driving-related crimes after fatally striking a>> Read More

In our last post we discussed a fatal drunk driving car accident that happened over the weekend on the Kennedy Expressway. Authorities say that they have charged a 24-year-old Northwest Side man with drunk driving and it is unclear whether he will also face vehicular homicide charges in connection with his passenger’s wrongful death. The>> Read More