Chicago cop received minor personal injuries on July 2nd in Chicago when he swerved to avoid hitting a car and ended up hitting a building. This car accident occurred when a car pulled out in front of the officer and he attempted to avoid a car crash. The cop was taken to a local hospital for treatment of his personal injuries. For more information on this car accident, click here.
It is important to remember over the holiday weekend to be careful when traveling. One important suggestion to help stay safe in your travels is to not text while you are driving a car. Don’t forget that other drivers could be texting while driving and so it is extremely important to pay close attention when driving in order to avoid car accidents. While holiday travel has been lower over the past couple years, more holiday car travel is expected this year because gas is lower than it was last year. Another important caution to take when traveling this holiday season is too make sure never to drink and drive. For more information of ways to stay safe this Fourth of July weekend, please click here.
Two men were caught under a Metra train in Chicago on June 30th. The train accident occurred when the two men attempted to cross the tracks as the crossing gates were coming down. The train tried to stop to avoid them, but in its sudden stop it ended up pinning them under the train. One of the victims that was pinned in this pedestrian accident was killed as a result of the personal injuries he sustained and the other victim was seriously injured. The first victim was pronounced dead at the scene and the second victim was taken to a local hospital where he is listed in serious to critical condition. For more information on this train accident, click here.
A Chicago man was killed when he lost control of the car he was driving and got into a car accident on I-55 late on the evening of June 29th. The driver lost control of his car and drifted off onto the shoulder of the interstate and the vehicle ended on in a ditch after rolling over twice. The victim died of blunt force trauma and alcohol is suspected to have been involved in the car crash. No one else was involved in the car accident. For more information on this car accident, click here.
Six people, 2 of which were children, were hurt when they were involved in a car accident on the south side of Chicago on June 28th. The driver of the car lost control but no other cars were involved in the car crash. The two children were taken to the University of Chicago Children’s Hospital in serious but stable condition for treatment of their personal injuries. The driver of the car involved in the car crash was taken to a local hospital in serious condition and another passenger was taken to a hospital in fair to serious condition. Two other parties involved in the car accident refused treatment at the scene of the crime. For more information on this car accident, click here.
A teenage girl was killed in a car accident that the authorities believe to be a result of her text messaging while driving. The teenage girl was driving in a Chicago suburb and lost control of her vehicle because she was attempting to text while driving. The police are saying that texting while driving is even more dangerous than trying to change the radio while driving. The General Assembly of Illinois is trying to pass a bill that would make text messaging while driving illegal, as a result of the increased car accidents resulting from text messaging while driving. Current Illinois law makes talking on the phone and texting illegal while driving for anyone under the age of nineteen. For more information on this car accident, click here.
A pedestrian accident that occurred last week resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy. The car accident occurred earlier last week when a car hit the young boy who was riding his bike. The boy was hospitalized after the car crash and has since died as a result of the severe personal injuries sustained in the accident. No citations have been issued in connection with the accident. For more information on this bike accident, click here.
One killed and three seriously injured in a car accident that occurred in Chicago early this morning. Both cars caught fire after the accident and the person that died was in a sports utility vehicle that was involved in the crash. Several others were seriously injured from the fire and two teens suffered only minor personal injuries. Both cars were seriously burned and one was so badly burned that the make and model could not even be determined. The scene was under investigation and no further information is known as to the cause of the fiery car crash. For more information on this car accident, click here.
On the morning of June 20th in Park Ridge the victim’s car was hit after a drunk driver who ran a red light and crashed into the driver’s side of the her car while she was driving through the intersection at a green light. Both cars involved in the car accident spun around and ended up hitting an additional vehicle in which the driver suffered minor personal injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital in Park Ridge and the driver of the other car has been charged with felony aggravated driving under the influence, driving with a revoked license, illegal transportation of alcohol, ignoring a red light and driving without insurance. For more information on this car accident, click here.
Former Chicago area Alderman was killed early on the morning of June 22nd when he drove his car into the path of a local bus. The victim was taken from the scene to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hospital. The autopsy shows severe cardiac disease that was present long before the car crash and may have precipitated the accident and therefore the cause of the car crash is still under investigation. The bus driver and two passengers on the bus were taken to local hospitals for treatment of their personal injuries, but none of the their injuries appear to be severe. The victim was on his way to volunteer as a local hospital when the car accident occurred. For more information on this bus accident, click here.
A two-car accident on the South Side on June 22nd, left three children and four adults injured. None of the injuries appear to be life threatening at this point. Several of the victims were taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair to serious condition with one child taken there in serious to critical condition. Another adult victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition and the rest were taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition. No more information is known as to the cause of the car accident. For more information on this car crash, click here.
On the night of June 19th, a train derailed in Rockford, Illinois that filled many cars with highly flammable gas and led 14 of the cars to explode. This train accident involved vehicles in some manner but the details of the role of the vehicles are unclear, as well as the cause of the train accident. Three people that were stopped at a train crossing were suffered burns and one woman was killed, but the cause of her death is not known. Many homes in the area were evacuated as a result of the train derailment and subsequent fires. For more information on this truck accident, click here.
