Lawyers who represent accident victims for the injuries they incur understand something: car accidents can happen at any time, to any driver. Even the best driver in Chicago may become the victim of a crash, potentially suffering injuries due to the negligence of another. This time of year presents no…
Chicago has been hit by an early winter snowfall and the streets are blanketed in snow. Snow is an annual part of winter life in Chicago but it can present dangerous conditions, especially early in the season when residents are less used to snowy roads. Early reports from across the…
It sounds like something that should never happen: a car leaves the street and collides into a building, causing serious damage to the structure and possibly those inside. Yet every year, Chicago experiences several of these car accidents, many of which result in injuries to those in the car or…
For the second time in the past week the personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes have settled an uninsured motorist claim for one of their clients. This time for a North Side woman who was injured at the top of Lake Shore Drive. The crash took place on March…
Every year, safety experts try to determine what factors lead to and cause collisions between cars across the nation with the belief that understanding the cause of crashes can help us eliminate accidents, reducing the number of people who are injured and killed every year as a result. This is…
With nearly three million residents in Chicago and with many more in the surrounding communities, there are people constantly traveling and commuting, whether by train, car, or bus. Hundreds of thousands use the expressways daily and the majority of these individuals have a safe, uneventful ride. But unfortunately, car accidents…
It is a very common but often ignored safety threat to Chicago motorists and those across the nation: drowsy driving. Studies continue to show that thousands of drivers every year take to the roads when they are tired, drowsy, or exhausted and should not be driving. But it appears that…
Most adults realize that teen drivers present a greater risk on the roads than their more experienced counterparts because teen lack the knowledge and skill of those who have been driving longer, increasing the odds that teens will be involved in an accident. No one wants to see a young…
Many drivers do not realize how common one car collisions are and instead think only of multiple car crashes when thinking of auto accidents. Yet in Illinois, single vehicle collisions occur daily, some of them resulting in injuries. Single vehicle crashes can result from any number of factors but most…
Leading receiver for the Detroit Lions, Nate Burleson, was involved in a car accident early Tuesday morning that left him with a broken arm needing surgical repair, according to local police. The incident occurred in Farmington Hills, a suburb of Detroit, Michigan where Burleson has been a member of the…