The Chicago Daily Herald is reporting that aggravated DUI charges have been filed against a Chicago resident for his role in a deadly car accident that occurred just after 2:00 a.m. in Park Ridge, Illinois on Sunday morning. A man and a woman were killed in the Chicago area car…
Authorities and the media are asking some tough questions after a fatal Chicago car accident last Thursday was allegedly caused by a man sentenced to six years in prison for reckless homicide in 2006 but was nevertheless out of jail and on the road with a valid license. As reported…
A 62-year-old woman died Wednesday and 9 people were hospitalized after a van rear-ended a Chicago Transit Authority bus in a South Side Chatham neighborhood. The Chicago bus accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the CTA southbound No. 4 Cottage Grove bus was stopped at 83rd Street and Cottage Grove,…
The outcome of a two-day distracted-driving summit in the nation’s capital included an executive order signed by President Obama late last week that forbids all federal employees from text messaging while driving on the job in a government-owned vehicle. The Chicago car accident lawyers and the personal injury and wrongful…
A Cicero man was sentenced to 7 years in prison this week for causing a fatal Chicago car vs. bicycle accident last year while driving drunk, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The 50-year-old man pleaded guilty at the Cook County courthouse in Maywood in connection with the Chicago…
A majority of motorists favor mandating high-tech devices that would prohibited people from driving vehicles under the influence, according to the results of a new study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. About 180,000 interlocks — devices which test an operator’s blood-alcohol level before allowing a vehicle to…
A Burlington High School student died Friday afternoon in a Chicago area auto accident on Randall Road near the intersection of Red Gate Road in St. Charles Township of west suburban Kane County. A 16-year-old teen from unincorporated Elgin, was transported to Delnor Hospital in Geneva, where he was pronounced…
Authorities are emphasizing the importance of save driving habits among teenagers as the school year begins in an effort to reduce Illinois car accidents involving teenagers, including drunk driving accidents and speeding. Since its inception in 2007, Illinois’ Operation Teen Safe Driving has been credited with reducing fatalities among teen…
A 35-year-old man faces numerous charges after a fatal weekend Chicago DUI accident. The accused driver faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident, driving without insurance and failure to stop at a red light, according to the Chicago Tribune. ABC7…
An alarming new federal report shows the battle against drunk driving is far from over: 1 in 10 binge drinkers got behind the wheel of an automobile the last time they drank heavily, driving away from a bar, restaurant or nightclub after downing five or more drinks and putting everyone…