Several Chicago car accidents on the Eisenhower Expressway seriously injured at least nine people last week and caused long delays for motorists. Last Tuesday, three lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway extension near I-355 were closed for several hours after a three-vehicle Chicago car accident seriously injured a driver, according to…
A Chicago motorcycle accident claimed the life of a 47-year-old man on Saturday — two years after he was struck by an SUV driven by a man whose felony drunk driving case is still pending, according to the Chicago Breaking News Center. The 47-year-old victim had been living at the…
A Chicago man faces serious criminal charges for a New Year’s Chicago drunk driving accident that claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman, the Chicago Tribune reported. The Cook County sheriff’s office reported the Oak Forest car accident was caused by a 22-year-old man who is a business partner of…
As it makes a final push through the Holiday season, Illinois’ Operation Save 100 reported that 204 agencies had arrested 1,814 people for drunk driving and issued almost 10,000 seat belt citations. The Chicago car accident lawyers at Abels & Annes remind motorists that the new year’s weekend is typically…
December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month. Raising awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs this holiday season, could reduce the number of serious and fatal Chicago car accidents. The Chicago drunk driving accident lawyers and the personal injury and wrongful death…
The National Safety Commission has issued a comprehensive plan for staying safe and avoiding car accidents as the perennial biggest travel holiday of the year begins Wednesday. The Chicago injury lawyers at Abels & Annes wish you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving and urge you to do…
The year-end holiday season will kick off with more than 41 million Americans hitting the road for trips of 50 miles or more during the Thanksgiving weekend, according to AAA estimates, and authorities are preaching caution during the final two months of the year as holiday travel, shopping and congestion…
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 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…