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 total of 716 bicyclists were killed in the United States during 2008 and another 52,000 were injured, according to statistics just released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The vast majority of those involved in fatal bicycle accidents were middle-aged men, ages 35-64. Overall, bicycle fatalities have declined…
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 severity and number of bicycle injuries has increased with the popularity of cycling for fitness, to save money amid high gas prices and to avoid congestion, according to a report presented in Chicago this week at the American College of Surgeons’ 95th annual Clinical Congress. The Chicago bicycle accident…
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…
Chicago personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes have entered into an agreement to represent a Chicago bike rider that was seriously injured this past week by an opening car door on the North Side. The accident took place in the 3600 block of Southport between Addison and Waveland on…
The Chicago personal injury lawyers at Abels & Annes remind motorists that over 400,000 children head back to the city’s 666 schools over the next month. The Chicago Public School’s first day of classes for most students is September 8th, and Track E students already started this week. Most of…
In the past week the Chicago bike accident lawyers at Abels & Annes have agreed to represent three bicyclists that were injured recently in three separate bike vs. car accidents. One case involves a 29 year old Chicago woman who was riding her bicycle eastbound on Lawrence Avenue in a…
The bicycle accident lawyers at Abels & Annes join Chicago and Illinois authorities in advocating safety and awareness this summer to reduce bicycle accidents. The Chicago Department of Transportation began a series of 20 Share the Road events last week that will stretch across five city wards and into August…
A Chicago Police Officer has been charged with the hit and run death of a teenage bicycle rider, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The charges include reckless homicide, leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury, and aggravated DUI. The car vs. bike accident occurred in the 8000…