Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A woman from Riverdale, IL was killed on March 29 when her car wrecked into a pole in Chicago Heights, IL. According to an article in Southtown Star, Chicago Heights police did not know what caused the driver to leave the road and crash into the utility pole. After the accident, the driver was taken to St. James Hospital and Health Centers where she was pronounced dead. To learn more about this car accident, follow the link.

An 88-year-old man was killed in a car accident in Chicago after his car was rear-ended by another car. The man was attempting to make a U-turn when the second vehicle crashed into his car. The driver of the first car was ejected from his vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle and his passenger both suffered minor personal injuries and were taken to a local hospital. He was also cited for driving without insurance. Read more about the fatal car accident.

A 61-year-old man from Alexis, IL was killed in a car accident on March 26 while driving near Knoxville. The decedent was driving his Chevy Avalanche in the left lane of I-74 when another vehicle approached his car at a high rate of speed. The second car attempted to pass the Avalanche in the right lane but ended up colliding with the SUV instead. The Avalanche hit the median and rolled, ejecting the driver who was not wearing a seat belt. The driver of the second vehicle had no injuries and was charged with improper lane change. Read the full account of this car accident from the Peoria Journal Star .

In the early morning of March 28, two car accidents occurred on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago. The first accident left one person dead and three others injured. The first accident occurred when a car carrying four people flipped over a wall along the expressway. The driver of this vehicle was killed in the accident. Three other people were taken to local hospitals. According to a witness, the car was traveling at very high speeds before the accident.

Shortly after, a second car accident occurred. An intoxicated driver crashed into a fire truck that was called to the scene of the first accident. One firefighter suffered minor injuries and the driver was arrested for drunk driving.To read the full account of these car accidents follow the link.

According to a Crash Report by the Chicago-based Active Transportation Alliance, Hopkins Park in Kankakee had the most pedestrian accidents in the Chicago area. The study used Illinois Department of Transportation data from 2004-2007. Other Chicago-area towns that had high accident rates include: Oakbrook Terrace, Harvey, Markham, Countryside, Oak Park, Rosemont, Summit, Calumet Park, and Midlothian.

The report also states that there are over 800 traffic accidents in Chicagoland each day. If you are involved in a car or truck accident anywhere in the State of Illinois due to someone else’s negligence, we encourage you to call Levin & Perconti to discuss your case. Our attorneys have successfully handled thousands of car and truck accident lawsuits and can help you seek justice and fair compensation for your damages.

Read the Crash Report here.

Read the Chicago Tribune accident report coverage.

On March 21, a Chicago woman was injured in a car accident as she exited the Edens Expressway in Wilmette, IL. The car crash occurred when the driver lost control of her Toyota SUV on the off-ramp of the expressway. Her car hit a median and flew into the air, causing the car to cross over another busy road in a commercial area. The car eventually came to a stop when it smashed into a Border’s bookstore.

Witnesses to the car accident quickly helped the injured driver and her passenger out of the vehicle. Shortly after doing so, the SUV caught on fire. According to the report, the driver suffered injuries and remains in a local hospital. The report also noted that the driver most likely lost control of her car because she was driving too fast on the ramp.

Read the full account of the car crash by visiting the link.

A three-vehicle car accident near Flossmoor, Illinois was potentially the result of the gapers block in response to an earlier one-car rollover crash. Chicago Police Officer Sgt. Todd Borisy said that the accident may have been caused by an inattentive driver focusing more on the rollover crash than the road. Both crashes resulted in minor personal injuries. Read more about these car accidents.

A two-vehicle car accident in the South Loop neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois has sent seven people to the hospital. Three people were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in serious condition, while four others were taken to Mercy Hospital in fair-to-serious condition. One child was injured in the car crash. Read more about this vehicle collision.

A man was pronounced dead after a fatal one-vehicle car accident in Park Ridge, Illinois. The driver had been involved in a hit-and-run collision with some property only minutes before the crash that claimed his life. Witnesses told investigators that the man was driving at high rates of speed when he lost control of his vehicle, ultimately crashing into a tree. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident is being investigated by the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force (NORTAF). Read more about this car accident.

A personal injury lawsuit has been filed in St. Clair Count, Illinois, in response to injuries caused during a multi-car accident. One woman rear-ended a car, causing collisions between four vehicles. The lawsuit filed by one of the drivers claims that the woman was intoxicated, driving unreasonably fast, failed to keep a lookout, and failed to maintain control of her vehicle, among other things. Read more about this car accident lawsuit.

A man was arrested by Palos Park police after he hit several cars, including a police car. The first accident occurred when he ran his car into a parked cop car. After hitting the police car, he fled the scene of the accident, hitting several other cars in the process. His car was pursued by an off-duty police officer and eventually the driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into someone’s lawn. The driver was eventually taken into custody. The policeman in the first vehicle, along with several other drivers, were injured during this series of accidents. Read the full coverage of these accidents at Chicago Breaking News.

A two-vehicle car accident in Carbondale, Illinois has left four people injured. Two children were injured and were transported to a hospital by ambulance. The crash involved a car and a sport-utility-vehicle (SUV). Emergency responders struggled to extricate one passenger from the car. Nearly an hour after the collision, medics, police and firefighters were still on the scene. Read more about this Illinois car accident.

A car accident on Chicago’s South Side left three policemen injured on March 17. The accident occurred when two Chicago police cars collided. According to an article on Chicago Breaking News, police had not yet revealed the details of the car accident. The report did note that the injured police officers were taken to several Chicago-area hospitals and were expected to be released with no serious injuries. To read about the Chicago cop car accident, please follow the link.

A jury awarded $113,000 to the victims of a January 2007 car accident in southern Illinois. The crash occurred when a True Value Hardware driver was speeding and not properly working his rear brakes. The personal injury lawsuit claimed that the crash caused injuries including hip damage in one victim and shoulder damage in another. Click here to read more about this car accident lawsuit.

A Creve Coeur, Illinois police officer in a squad car rear-ended a small truck, causing the truck to roll onto its side. The police officer caused the car accident by failing to reduce his speed at a stoplight. The driver of the truck, from Peoria, Illinois, was transported to OSF St. Francis Medical Center with injuries. Read more about this car crash.

An Orland Park, IL man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for the death of a man in 2006. The driver reportedly told police that he drank 12 beers before driving and causing the car accident that killed a father of two. In addition to causing the accident, the man fled the scene of the crash. He later plead guilty to aggravated driving under the influence resulting in a death. The accident occurred near the Chicago suburb of Willowbrook.

To read full coverage of this DUI sentencing, follow the link.

A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a Madison County Illinois man who was injured in a motorcycle accident in 2007. The man was riding on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when a woman driving a car pulled out of a driveway and into the oncoming path of the motorcycle. As a result of this accident, the victim suffered injuries, pain and mental anguish. The lawsuit alleges that the woman was driving too fast and failed to control her vehicle. There is no indication in the referring article that she suffered any serious injuries during the accident.

Full coverage of the motorcycle accident can be found by following the link.

Several weeks ago, an Illinois man was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI after his speeding vehicle rear-ended a car, causing it to cross the center lane and collide with a truck head-on. The car accident killed a 26-year-old man, his 24-yr-old wife and their unborn child.

The intoxicated driver who caused this accident had been arrested several times in the past for driving under the influence. According to a police affidavit filed March 10, the driver asked police how many people he had killed shortly after the car accident occurred. The affidavit also revealed that the driver’s blood alcohol level was .191, more than twice the legal limit. The article did not indicate that the victims' families had filed a lawsuit against the driver at this time.

To read more about the affidavit detailing this tragic car accident follow the link.

A Chicago Fire Captain was killed on the Tri-State Tollway near Hindsdale, IL when his Ford Focus touched another moving vehicle and sent his car careening into a tractor trailer parked on the side of the road. Witnesses of the car accident say that the victim and the driver of the other car were seen driving aggressively shortly before the accident. The driver of the other car did not suffer any injuries.

Read about this tragic crash.

A trial has begun in the case of a 2-year-old girl who was killed when a sheriff deputy’s vehicle struck the car she was traveling in with her mother and sister. The deputy was responding to a call and his car was traveling at speeds of 120 mph with no siren or flashing lights when the accident occurred. The girl’s parents filed the lawsuit to help pay for funeral and medical expenses. The mother suffered a number of injuries, including brain injury and a collapsed lung. The sheriff’s deputy resigned from his position shortly after the car accident. Follow the link to read more about this fatal car accident.

A 20-year-old woman died early March 1 in a car accident on Chicago’s Steven Expressway (I-55). Her car was the only vehicle involved in the accident and police do not suspect that drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. According to reports, the victim lost control of her car and hit the median wall as she traveled southbound. The young woman was taken by ambulance to Stroger Hospital where she later died of accident related injuries. Read about this car accident.

A man from southern Illinois was injured on February 27 when his Mitsubishi Gallant rolled over after crashing into another vehicle. This crash occurred shortly after the man hit a taxi and fled the scene of the accident. As he was driving away from his first accident, his car collided with a parked vehicle , causing his car to rollover.

After the accident, the man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with serious personal injuries. Police charged the man with leaving the scene of an accident and driving without proof of insurance. He may face further charges after being released from the hospital. Read more about this car crash by visiting the link.