Two people were killed and at least 10 others injured in separate weekend Chicago car accidents. The fatal accident posted originally posted early Monday on our Chicago Car Accident Lawyers blog has claimed another life and led to criminal charges against the driver. A 27-year-old driver of an Oldsmobile Alero…
The Chicago bicycle accident attorneys at Abels & Annes have successfully recovered $27,500 in damages from State Farm insurance on behalf of a client who suffered a leg laceration and hand injury in a Chicago bicycle accident. The case also included $2,445.98 in negotiated reductions of medical bills at Advocate…
A $10,000 reward is being offered for the driver responsible for a north side hit-and-run Chicago car accident on Nov. 1. The parents of the young waitress who was killed at Lincoln and Cullom avenues announced the reward, according to WGN9News. She was walking home from her nearby bartending job…
A total of 11,773 of the nation’s 37,261 traffic fatalities were caused by drunk drivers, according to a comprehensive look at drunk driving released in time for the holiday driving season by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Chicago drunk driving accident lawyers and the personal injury and wrongful…
A driver, reportedly attempting to get out of the way of an early Monday morning police chase, was involved in a Chicago car accident that sent both the driver and the passenger to the hospital with serious injuries. The high-speed police chase began about 1:45 a.m. when police heard gunshots…
Motor vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for children ages 3 to 14 years old, according to 2008 crash statistics released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Some of the most tragic and difficult cases handled by the Chicago car accident attorneys and the personal injury…
The city’s budget crunch is putting the brakes on the metro area’s planned network of 330 red-light cameras aimed at reducing Chicago car accidents. Many car accidents occur at intersections or are caused by drivers violating traffic laws. The Chicago injury lawyers and wrongful death attorneys at Abels & Annes…
A new federal report concerning the use of hand-held devices behind the wheel found a 25 to 50 percent increase in fatal accidents caused by distracted drivers over the last five years, even as the number of fatal traffic accidents has declined nationwide. The Chicago car accident lawyers and the…
Doctors delivered a newborn boy after a pregnant woman was killed in a Chicago car accident on Wednesday. The 27-year-old woman died when two vehicles collided and one of the vehicle careened into her and three other pedestrians on the city’s West Side, according to the Chicago Tribune. The West…
Police continue to look for a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run Chicago car accident. The 36-year-old West Cullerton Street woman died Tuesday after being hit by a car on South Halsted Street, according to The Sun-Times. The car left the scene and the woman was struck again by a…