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…
Those driving on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago early Sunday morning were in for a shock when a pilot navigated and landed his small plane on the popular street after a mid-air malfunction forced the plane down. The 51-year-old man flying the plane took off early Sunday morning from Schaumburg…
A flash flood is being blamed for the death of a sewer worker on the north side of Chicago Wednesday night, drowning the man in a surge of water, according to local police. The 25-year-old victim was one of two workers doing repair work in a sewer in the 3000…
While working at a site repaving a portion of the street, a 48-year-old construction worker was killed on Thursday after being pinned under a piece of equipment. Local authorities report that the man was at a site in Englewood in the 6200 block of South May when something went wrong,…
The Chicago car accident lawyers at Abels & Annes, P.C., working with co-counsel, recently received an award on behalf of one of their clients, a young woman who was the victim of a rear-end collision. The case was heavily disputed and defended by an insurance company that only offered $3,000…
A semi truck driver involved in a rollover accident on Monday has died as a result of his injuries, according to the Illinois State Police Department. The victim was driving westbound on I-80 near Minooka, Illinois, southwest of Joliet, around 9:30 a.m. For unknown reasons, the truck left the westbound…
A crash on the Eisenhower Expressway Sunday morning left two young women dead and two others injured, causing an investigation that has led police to believe that the at-fault driver was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol at the time of the impact. According to officials, a 20-year-old Chicago…
If you ask many around Chicago, one of the best things about the summertime is the start of professional baseball. Whether you root for the north or for the south, there is nothing like a day at the ballpark with family and friends. The Cubs hosted the Miami Marlins yesterday…
The family of a 26-year-old woman who was killed in a 2011 tour bus accident has reportedly settled their claim for $6.75 million. The incident occurred at the intersection of Columbus Drive and Illinois Street in Chicago in early May as the victim walked home from work. A tour bus…
Traffic deaths have been mostly decreasing in recent years. Much of this decrease has been attributed to safer vehicles and safer passenger designs, increasing the odds that accident victims will survive in the event of a crash. Yet at least one group of potential victims has not seen such a…