Chicago Car Accident Lawyer Blog

A lawsuit has been filed against a woman that allegedly sparked a chain-reaction accident in which an Illinois couple was killed in May of this year. This wrongful death suit has been filed, however the Illinois woman has not yet been criminally charged, pending the outcome of a traffic accident reconstruction report. The lawsuit claimed that the woman rear-ended a car that was then pushed into oncoming traffic, where a group of motorcyclists were passing and two of them were killed. For more information on this wrongful death lawsuit, click here.

A young Illinois man was injured in a motorcyclist accident in the Chicago suburbs on the afternoon of July 28th. The motorcyclist was driving at an excessive speed and then collided with a passenger car. The car driver was not injured, but the motorcycle driver was seriously injured and taken a local hospital. The motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, which may have led to more serious injuries. For more information on this motorcycle accident, click here.

A recent study shows that text messaging while driving is very dangerous and more likely to lead to car accidents than previously suspected. The study showed that the risk was up to 23 times greater that a car accident would occur while texting than it was while not texting. The danger is due to the fact that the drivers get distracted and take their eyes of the road, which can lead to car crashes. Fourteen states currently ban text-messaging while driving, because of the dangers of texting while driving. For more information on this recent study, click here.

A motorcycle driver was injured when he crashed into a construction barrel on the evening of July 26th in the Chicago suburbs. The motorcyclist was listed in serious condition after the accident forced him off the motorcycle due to the impact of the crash. Luckily, the motorcycle driver was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. For more information on this motorcycle accident, click here.

One person died and four were injured on the evening of July 26th on the Southside of Chicago in a car accident. All of the victims were taken to local hospitals for treatment of personal injuries. One of the victims that was injured in the car crash, not the one killed, was a child who was struck by one of the vehicles on the sidewalk. There is no further information as to what caused the car crash or about the condition on the victims. For more information on this car accident, click here.

An Illinois woman has filed a lawsuit against the person who rear-ended her car and allegedly caused her serious personal injuries. The complaint alleges that the car accident occurred when the defendant negligently drove into the car behind the plaintiff, causing that car to then crash into the plaintiff’s car. The lawsuit seeks a judgment of over $50,000 dollars for the personal injuries and the mental anguish suffered by the plaintiff. For more information on this car accident, click here.

An Illinois man was killed in a one-car accident that occurred early on the morning of July 24th. Two other people were injured in the car accident, when the car hit a pole. The driver was the person who was fatally injured after he was ejected from the vehicle following the car crash. The conditions of the injured people is not currently available and the cause of the accident is still under investigation. For more information on this fatal car accident, click here.

A statewide survey shows that seat-belt use is up over 15 percent since 2003, and over 75 percent of people said they wore seat-belts when traveling in cars. The increase in seat-belt usage would hopefully lead to less serious injuries resulting from car accidents. The Department of Transportation also says that the number of fatal accidents has fallen over 10 percent in recent years and that the number of car accident deaths in Illinois are as low as it has been in 80 years. For more information on this survey, click here.

Late in the evening of July 17th a car accident occurred on a private Illinois lane in which a the driver of a car was driving too fast and struck a vehicle on the private road. The driver of the car, as well as the two passengers in the car, were killed on impact or shortly after the impact from the car accident. The property owner heard the car crash and went out to try to help but it was too late. For more information on this car accident, click here.

Two teenagers were killed and three more injured in a one car accident that occurred in Illinois on the evening of July 21st. The driver lost control of the car because of standing water in the road due to heavy rain. The car left the road and struck a tree after hitting the water patch. Rescue crews tried to help the car accident victims by transporting them by helicopter, but the weather prevented the helicopters from flying. For more information on this Illinois car accident, click here.

A car accident occurred on the morning of July 18th, in which a vehicle crashed into a fitness club while the driver was trying to park their car. Two members of the club were injured and taken to a local hospital for treatment of their personal injuries and their conditions are currently unknown. No charges have been filed against the driver and there is no evidence of drugs or alcohol being a cause of the car accident. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A five vehicle crash resulted in the death of an Illinois man. The crash occurred early on the morning of July 19. The victim was the driver of one of the vehicles involved in the fatal car accident and was pronounced dead at the scene. While the car crash involved five cars, one of the cars left the scene before the investigation was complete. For more information on this car accident, click here.

An Illinois car accident resulted in several injuries including a man with a severed arm. The car crash occurred early this morning on the south side of Chicago. Reports show that up to five people were taken to the hospital following the car accident and that one of the victims had his arm severed in the crash and was scheduled for surgery to hopefully have the arm reattached. There is no further information on the condition of the victims. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A lawsuit has been filed by four people who claim that an allegedly intoxicated driver hit them while they were crossing an intersection. The Illinois car accident occurred last July on Route 3 when the four plaintiffs were riding in a car and the alleged drunk driver failed to yield and ended up colliding with the vehicle in which they were driving. The complaint is for the personal injuries suffered by all as well as past and future medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering. The complaint also names the shop in which the defendant consumed alcoholic beverages prior to the accident as a defendant. For more information on this car accident lawsuit, click here.

The judge in the case involving a police officer that got into a fatal accident while talking on his cell phone and driving at excessive speeds has taken the state’s request to dismiss the lawsuit under advisement. The state wants the claim to proceed in claims court instead of the circuit court because of a Act which makes government officials immune from facing lawsuits based on actions that were done during the course of their employment. The state is arguing that a personal phone call taken shortly before the car accident did not affect the officer’s driving and that it will not be possible to show that the phone call was the cause of the accident. The attorney for the couple that is suing him say that to make a personal phone call and drive at that fast of speeds was a personal choice and was out of the scope of his job and he should be held personally accountable. For more information on this pending decision, click here.

Two injured in a two car accident that occurred in the Chicago suburbs on the evening of July 15th. One of the injured victims was injured severely enough to need to be airlifted to a hospital because of his serious head injury. At this point there is no more information on the cause of the accident or the severity of other people’s injuries. For more information on this car accident, click here.

More information has been found in connection with a fatal car accident in which a police officer was going over a hundred miles an hour and crossed a median slamming into a passenger vehicle in November of 2007. The car accident killed two sisters and injured two other sisters. The family of the sisters who were injured in the car accident have filed a personal injury suit against the police officer, claiming negligence. There is a Act that grants immunities to state employees for mistakes made while performing official duties. The attorney for the girl’s family claims that since the accident occurred while the officer was talking on the phone, emailing and driving at excessive speeds, the officer cannot claim that he is entitled to protection from this Immunity Act. This issue is still pending in this case, and the police officer has criminal charges for the death of the two girls and injuries of the two others pending. For more information on this car accident suit, click here.

Three people were killed when a truck struck a vehicle in the evening of June 13th. There were five people in the car, three were pronounced dead at the scene and two were taken to local hospitals for treatment of their personal injuries. The condition of the hospitalized is unknown at this point. The car accident occurred at the railroad intersection where the vehicle was crossing the tracks. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A head-on collision occurred on the morning of July 12th when the driver of a car was going the wrong way on the Stevenson Expressway. The driver has been charged with drunk driving. Three people were injured and remain hospitalized, including the driver facing these charges. In addition to being cited for drunk driving, the driver was cited for driving the wrong way. For more information on this car accident, click here.

An Illinois woman has filed a suit against the driver of another vehicle who she claims failed to stop for traffic causing that car to crash into the vehicle in which the woman was riding, back in July of 2007. The complaint alleges that a car accident occurred when the vehicle the woman was in was stopped at a red light and the defendant allegedly failed to stop and crashed into the back of the vehicle. The complaint alleges that the victim suffered from a pre-existing medical condition in which the car crash aggravated her injuries and she is seeking more than $50,000 in damages plus court costs. For more information on this car crash complaint, click here.

On the morning of July 10th an Illinois woman suffered minor personal injuries after she was involved in a two-car accident. The car accident resulted in both cars ending up in a ditch and two of the people in the other car involved in the accident fled the scene on foot and have not yet been identified. The woman who was injured was not seriously injured and the two small children that were with her were luckily not injured. For more information on this car accident, click here.

Illinois woman being held in jail after crashing her minivan into a motorcycle, killing the driver on the evening of July 9th. The driver was traveling west and allegedly crossed into the opposite lane and then struck the motorcycle. The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene of the crime and was not wearing a helmet at the time the fatal crash occurred. The minivan driver was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed and unlawful possession of a controlled substance after what was found to be cocaine was found in her vehicle. The tests have not yet come back showing if the driver had cocaine in her system at the time the car accident occurred. For more information on this fatal accident, click here.

A car accident that occurred on July 7th, resulted in the death of one person involved in the fatal accident. The victim was driving slowly due to heavy traffic and was rear ended by another vehicle. The car that rear ended the victim immediately fled the scene and has not been found at this point in the investigation. The victim was taken to a local hospital following the car accident and was alert and talking but then suffered a heart attack after suffering spinal injuries resulting from the car accident. The victim did have a history of heart problems but the car crash is believed to be the cause of the victim’s heart attack. For more information on this fatal hit and run accident, click here.

On July 7th, two people were hospitalized after they were involved in a rollover car accident. The car accident occurred near the Dan Ryan/Bishop Ford Expressway split on 1-57 and involved two cars. The two injured were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious to critical condition, and four other people involved refused treatment at the scene of the car accident. For more information on this car accident, click here.

A car accident in which a woman and her young sun were killed on Friday July 3rd in Illinois, is believed to be caused by alcohol. Both victims were killed by multiple traumatic injuries when the woman’s car crossed a grassy median and crashed into an oncoming car. Alcohol was found in the woman’s car and her toxicology reports show that she was over twice the legal limit for driving. The car accident also injured the victim’s other young child and he was flown to a local hospital and has improved over the weekend. The passengers of the other vehicle were treated for minor personal injuries and have since been released from the hospital. For more information on this fatal car accident, click here.

On Sunday, July 5th an Illinois woman was killed while riding her bicycle. The bike accident occurred when a pickup truck struck the woman and her daughter while they were riding bicycles. The victim’s daughter suffered injuries, but they are not life-threatening. The driver of the truck involved in the fatal accident has been charged with improper lane usage, and at this point there is no evidence of drug or alcohol involvement and speed does not seem to be a factor in the terrible crash. For more information on this terrible truck accident, click here.

There has not been a substantial increase in the number of vehicle owners that have been driving without liability insurance in Illinois. A larger increase was expected as a result of the recession, but even with the numbers as they are there is still a big concern with uninsured drivers. There are over half a million uninsured drivers in Illinois and if caught driving without insurance drivers face a mandatory three month suspension of their driver’s licenses and then a $100 reinstatement fee for the driver’s license, a $100 reinstatement fee for the license plate and a $500 fine paid to the courts, as well as showing proof of current insurance. Courts will sometimes only place the driver under supervision if they purchase insurance after the offense. One way to try to cut down on this problem is by requiring vehicle owners to list their insurance company and policy number when renewing their vehicle registration. For more information on uninsured vehicle owners in Illinois, click here.

On the night of July 1st, an Illinois man was killed in Kane County when he lost control of his car and struck a utility pole. The car accident ejected the driver from his car and he suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead when he was taken to a local hospital. The police have said that speed was a partial reason in the crash but have not determined if drugs or alcohol were involved. For more information on this Illinois car crash, click here.

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.