Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Blog

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.

One man is dead after crashing his car into a viaduct in a Chicago suburb early on June 20th. The car accident is believed to have occurred because either the driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel or may have been texting while he was driving. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and he was the only person in the car and was not wearing a seatbelt when the accident occurred. The car accident is still under investigation. For more information on this car crash, click here.

A Chicago woman has been issued two citations in connection with a fatal car accident that occurred in May, in which a woman that was crossing the street with her two small children was killed. The driver in the car accident has been cited for failing to exercise due care to pedestrian and improper lane care. There is no evidence of alcohol or drug involvement or any mechanical or road problems that could have caused the fatal car crash. For more information on this car accident, click here.

At least one person has been fatally injured when an Amtrak train on its way to Chicago hit a car, which was on the train tracks. Initial reports show that there were two fatalities, but at this point only one is confirmed. The fatal accident occurred in the afternoon of June 18th and no one aboard the train was injured. The investigation is ongoing and no further information is known at this point. For more information on this Illinois train accident, click here.

Charges have been made against a man involved in a car accident that occurred last Thursday, June 11th that left one motorcyclist dead. The car accident occurred in South Chicago Heights and occurred when a passenger car was trying to make a left into a gas station and was hit my a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet and is believed to have been dead on the scene of the crime. The passenger in the car was inured as well and taken to a local hospital for treatment of her personal injuries. The driver of the car has been charged with reckless homicide and may face additional charges when the results of blood and urine test are back. For more information on this fatal motorcycle accident in Chicago, click here.

On the morning of June 16th, a sports utility vehicle ran a light in a Chicago suburb causing a car accident. The SUV tipped over once the other car struck it. Luckily, no one was seriously injured. The driver of the car and 3 people from the SUV were taken to a local hospital, but only as a precautionary measure. The intersection where the car crash occurred was shut down for a little while but has since reopened. No citations have been issued in connection to the car accident at this point. For more information on this car accident, click here.

Last summer in DuPage County, a motorcyclist was killed after a minor car accident. Following this car accident in which a sports utility vehicle rear ended a motorcycle, the driver of the car did not want to stop and wait for police and kept driving away when the motorcycle driver tried to stop him. When the car eventually stopped in a driveway, the motorcyclist pulled up behind him to talk and the car driver put his car into reverse and drove over the motorcyclist causing a fatal skull fracture. The driver did not report the accident and a witness was the one that identified the car driver. Following this fatal accident, the state charged the car driver with reckless homicide. The driver just pled guilty to the charge of failure to report an accident involving death and received a five-year sentence and in exchange for this the state dropped the reckless homicide charge. For more information on this fatal accident and settlement, click here.

On the morning of June 14th in West Chicago, a teen was killed in a fatal car accident in which he was a passenger. The Chicago car accident occurred when the sports utility vehicle in which the teen was the front seat passenger in struck a tree. The teen was pronounced dead on the scene and his death was caused by mass trauma. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with drunk driving, unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor and failure to reduce speed to avoid a car accident. The two passengers in the backseat were taken to local hospitals to treat their minor personal injuries. For more information on this car accident in Chicago, click here.

A car accident occurred on the I-90 in the suburbs of Chicago on the afternoon of June 12th, leaving one person involved in critical condition. The driver of the original vehicle that caused the horrible accident was driving westbound and rear ended the car in front of him which then led to chain reaction of cars hitting each other. The victim was in a car in that chain reaction and suffered from brain trauma. The victim is currently in the hospital and his status is listed in critical condition. The driver of the original vehicle is facing a felony aggravated DUI charge, after he originally refused to take a blood alcohol test right after the car accident but was still over the legal limit hours later when he was tested. For more information on this car accident, click here.

One person was critically injured after running into a signpost on the feeder ramp of the Kennedy Expressway in Chicago. The car accident occurred when a passenger car hit a digital sign on the expressway and the sign then fell onto the vehicle. One person was taken to a Chicago hospital with serious personal injuries after this car accident and is listed in critical condition. For more information on this Chicago car crash, click here.

On the morning of June 11th, a multi-car accident led a car to jump a barrier and hit a CTA train. The blue line of the train was closed down for several hours following the car accident and a shuttle bus was used to transport passengers during the shutdown of the train line. The driver of the car that hit the train was cited for improper lane usage and not having insurance. Several people involved in the car accident were taken to local hospitals for their minor personal injuries but no one was seriously hurt. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A fatal car accident in South Chicago Heights early this morning left one dead. A motorcyclist collided with a car that was turning, and the motorcycles driver was declared dead at the scene after he was thrown from his bike. This fatal motorcycle accident occurred when the passenger car turned left in front of the motorcycle driver. The passengers of the car were okay with only the passenger suffering minor personal injuries. For more information on this fatal car accident, click here.

On June 4th in the Chicago suburbs, an elderly woman lost control of her car striking another vehicle and then hitting a nearby apartment building. According to the police, age was an factor in this car accident. The Chicago car crash occurred when the woman made a quick right and sideswiped another vehicle and then careened through a parking lot and into an apartment building. The elderly woman was taken to a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries to treat her minor personal injuries, and no one else was injured in the accident. The elderly woman was issued a traffic citation for failure to reduce speed to avoid a car accident but is not being held liable for anything more serious. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A South Side car accident left a police officer in the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The car crash occurred while the officer was in his own vehicle on his way to work on the morning of June 5th. Reports show that one person was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition but there is no definite word as to whether this was the police officer or someone else involved in the car accident. For more information on this Chicago car crash, click here.

Early on the morning of June 7th, one person was killed and two others were hurt on the South Side of Chicago when the car they were all in struck a light pole. This fatal accident occurred a little after midnight and the driver was ticketed with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, driving without insurance, driving without a license, negligent driving and having a passenger riding in the vehicle without a seat belt. One of the victims in this fatal car crash was pronounced dead on the scene and one other victim is reported to be in critical condition and the last passenger is in stable condition. For more information on this fatal accident, click here.

A Sunday night car accident on the Northwest side of Chicago left four police officers and one other person injured. A passenger van collided with a police car in which the four officers were riding. No charges have been made at this point but charges are likely pending. All five of the injured victims were taken to local hospitals to treat their personal injuries and are reported to be in either fair or good condition. For more information on this Chicago car crash, click here.

Early this morning a fatal car accident on the South Side of Chicago left one man dead. The car accident occurred when a sports utility vehicle ran a red light and crashed into a smaller passenger car. The sports utility vehicle then hit a pole instantly killing the driver. The driver of the passenger car was listed in good condition and suffered no serious personal injuries but has been charged with driving without a license, without insurance and while under the influence of alcohol. For more information of this fatal car accident, click here.

Simmons v. Homatas, No. 108108 presented the question as to whether the trial court properly found that plaintiffs stated valid common-law negligence action against defendant (owner of gentleman's club that had no liquor license and sold no liquor) where plaintiffs alleged that defendant required obviously intoxicated patron (who brought own liquor to club) to leave its premises and drive away in patron's own car, and where patron was subsequently involved in accident that had killed plaintiffs' decedents. Appellate Court found that plaintiffs could state viable negligence action under section 876 of Restatement (Second) of Torts, while defendant argued that plaintiffs' only cause of action, if any, was under Dram Shop Act. This case will greatly affect automobile accident cases.

Early on the morning of June 6th, a fatal accident occurred when a deer ran into the road and a motorcyclist him. The driver of the motorcycle was ejected from the bike and died of massive head trauma. The driver was not wearing a helmet at the time of the fatal accident. Another motorcyclist was on a bike behind the original driver and only suffered minor personal injuries and he was wearing a helmet. For more information on this fatal accident, click here.

A fatal car accident that occurred last Sunday left one man dead. The driver of the other vehicle is in custody and is cooperating and is believed to have been under the influence of alcohol when the fatal accident occurred. No official charges have been made as of now but the police chief said that the driver had a blood alcohol level that was twice the legal limit. The suspect also has an active warrant for failing for appear on another drunk driving charge. For the full story on this fatal car accident, click here.

The daughter of the victim of a fatal accident victim has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the other vehicle, the actual car owner and the City of Chicago. The accident victim was involved in the fatal crash this past May when he was driving home, with the rest of his family, from visiting his son in the Cook County Jail. The driver of the other vehicle ran a red light and hit the victim’s car. The other driver was criminally charged by the State for reckless homicide and aggravated drunk driving when his blood alcohol level was found to be more than double the legal limit. The daughter of the victim has since filed this wrongful death suit. For the full story of this wrongful death suit, click here.

A 20-year-old man from Coulterville,IL was killed on June 1 in an Illinois auto accident. Four other people in the vehicle suffered accident injuries. It was reported that a pick-up truck struck their vehicle in the middle of an intersection in Perry County, IL. Unmarked roads may have been to blame for this tragic car crash. According to a Sheriff from Perry County, there were no stop signs at the intersection, forcing drivers to cross through the intersection with extreme care. The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital after the accident but later released. The injured remain hospitalized. Read more about this Illinois car accident by accessing the link.

On the night of June 1st in downtown Chicago, one person was taken to the hospital in good condition after the taxi they were a passenger in was involved in a car accident involving a bus. All the passengers on the bus declined medical treatment and were transferred to another bus following the accident. There is no further evidence as to what caused the bus accident. For more information on this car accident, click here.

On May 31st, three Chicago-area men were killed in three separate car accidents, two of which involved motorcycles. The two motorcycle accidents resulted in the immediate death of the drivers, and the other accident involving a car resulted in the death of the driver as well. There is no further information on the cause of any of the crashes. For more information on these car accidents, click here.