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Single-Car Chinatown Feeder Accident Causes Traffic to Be Diverted

On February 28, 2014, traffic was diverted around Chicago's Chinatown feeder ramp located on the Dan Ryan Expressway. Drivers were redirected away from this area by police for several hours. This was due to a single-car rollover crash, which left both occupants of the vehicle injured. Illinois State Police have announced that the female driver of the vehicle remains in critical condition. The passenger was also harmed. The crash happened at the very early time of 4:30 a.m. Within the...

Vehicle is Struck by Train in Des Plaines Accident

Your Chicago personal injury lawyers, Goldberg, Weisman and Cairo wish you safe travels while driving through the 5 th snowiest season ever recorded for our area. With current winter storms still leaving a lot of snow in the Chicago area, accidents continue to be a common occurrence. Authorities reported a Des Plaines vehicle accident on February 17, 2014. The vehicle was struck by a Metra train around 4 p.m. The Metra train was headed to its final destination and coming...

Preventing Your Car From Winter Accidents

A new year is upon us, and that means it is time to start thinking about resolutions. While most resolutions involve eating healthier and exercising more, one resolution everyone should have on their list this year is to drive safer, especially during the winter months. Eight people were seriously injured in a car accident at 5:30 a.m. On Monday, February 3, 2014, in the Logan Square neighborhood, according to police. The accident involved two sedans that collided with each other,...

Harley Davidson Motorcycle Hits Urinal on Illinois Expressway, Case Settles for $5.35 Million

A $5,350,000.00 settlement was reached for orthopedic injuries to the driver of a motorcycle who struck a 90 lbs. steel urinal lying on the Edens expressway. Louis Cairo of GWC was able to prove that the steel urinal fell off of a plumbing truck landing in the middle of the Southbound lanes of traffic just north of Lake Cook Road because it was improperly secured when it was loaded on the truck. Irwin Morris was driving to work September 12,...

Car Accident Kills Two In Jane Addams Tollway Collision

Two men in their 20s were killed on February 9, 2014, and a third person was injured when their car veered off the Jane Addams Tollway at Barrington and struck a light pole, according to police. The two men were pronounced dead at the scene. Complete details of the crash are under investigation. The car was a silver Toyota Corolla, and it was headed west on Interstate 90 when it seems that the driver lost control, which lead to the car...

Chicago Dance Performer Accidentally Killed

Earlier this month, dance performer in Chicago, Illinois was killed in an unexpected occurrence. A steel acrobatics ring came loose and fell.  It hit him in the back of his head, which ultimately led to his passing. This happened at Dance Works Chicago while the 22 year old performer and his peers were taking a break from their rehearsal. The now-deceased dancer was from Mexico and had begun dancing at the age of 11. He started out with jazz dance,...

Exhausted Truck Driver Hits & Kills Tollway Operator

Semi trucks: big, bold, intimidating, always in the way and dangerous. For some drivers, these might be some of the words they associate with such vehicles. The size might seem like a threat, but what some might not realize is that it isn't necessarily the vehicle itself that may dangerous, but rather the person driving the vehicle. A recent fatal semi truck crash in Illinois has risen the question of whether some truck drivers are over working to the point...

Reckless Thief Steals Ambulance Near Rockford IL

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Rockford man stole an ambulance truck from a hospital yesterday. He found the privately-owned ambulance unattended in the emergency room parking lot of Rockford Memorial Hospital. The thief drove off and continued to drive until his location was called in by another driver on the road. The caller said an ambulance was driving recklessly near Spring Creek Road and the Jane Addams Tollway, which happens to be about 7 miles east of the hospital from which the ambulance was...

Snow and Ice Cause Chaos in Chicago | Auto Accident News

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This winter has been extremely harsh so far.  The conditions of snow and ice have led to numerous traffic wrecks as well as transportation delays on the road, tracks , and air. Snow and ice blocked parts of Amtrak tracks as well, leaving almost 500 Amtrak passengers stranded overnight, stuck on numerous delayed trains. Although CTA was in overall working condition, they had switching problems which caused up to 15 minute delays. Even though it hasnt snowed since last weekend,...