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Car Accident Lawyers from Abels & Annes, P.C. have recovered insurance policy limits for a Chicago pedestrian injured by a motor vehicle in a September, 2006 accident. The claim was initially denied by the insurance company until our law firm got involved earlier this year.

The car vs. pedestrian accident happened when the defendant was driving northbound on Martin Luther King Drive in Chicago, Illinois as our client was planning to cross King Dr. from the east side to the west side. There was a parking lane for northbound traffic, on the east side of the street. The plaintiff was standing in front of, and to the north of, cars parked in this parking lane. As he was standing in the parking lane waiting for traffic to clear the defendant swerved into the parking lane and struck our client.

The defendant was issued several traffic citations by the Chicago Police Department and plead guilty to failing to exercise due care and driving on a suspended or revoked license.

The plaintiff was transported by ambulance from the scene of the crash to Advocate Christ Hospital. Upon arrival at the hospital emergency room his most significant complaints were of right leg pain as well as injuries to his head, right wrist and right hand. He was diagnosed with displaced right tibia and fibula fractures. The fibula fracture was comminuted, segmental, with multiple components.
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Chicago Auto Accident Attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have resolved a DuPage County injury claim for a Bellwood resident. On April 8, 2008 our client was injured when her vehicle was rear-ended by the defendant. Shortly after the accident the plaintiff developed back, neck, shoulder, pelvic, and right hand pain.

On 4/11/08 she sought treatment with a chiropractic physician in Lombard, Illinois. He noted muscle spasms and tenderness at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar levels on our client’s first visit. She underwent a course of physical therapy. She went for treatment on nine occasions over the next month. The treatment consisted of electrical stimulation, hot/cold packs, neuromuscular re-education, and chiropractic manipulation therapy.

The case was settled without having to file a lawsuit. Hertz Claim Management paid on the claim.

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In Kane County, Illinois a motor vehicle accident where a car hit a house has resulted in the death of a passenger, according to the Kane County Chronicle. The car accident occurred just before 1:30 am last Friday morning in the 600 block of East Chicago Street in Elgin.

Both the driver and passenger were taken to Sherman Hospital in Elgin. The passenger, Marcelo Martinez-Ayala, 26, of Carpentersville, was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver was not seriously injured.

The accident is being investigated by the Elgin Police Department. The cause of the accident has not been reported.

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In Chicago, Illinois a Monday night motorcycle accident resulted in the death of a Richton Park resident, according to the Southtown Star. The accident happened on the North Side of Chicago on Lake Shore Drive near Belmont Avenue and it involved a car and a motorcycle.

The accident backed up traffic for miles and northbound vehicles were diverted at Belmont for an hour. The Chicago Police Department’s Major Accident Investigation Unit is handling the crash investigation. It has not been reported what caused the accident.

According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics, motorcycle fatalities have greatly increased in the United States from 2,161, fatalities in 1996 to 4,810 fatalities in 2006. The NHTSA also states that there were 88,000 people injured in cycle accidents in 2006, as compared to only 55,000 in 1996.

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Chicago Car Accident Attorneys from Abels & Annes, P.C. have settled an injury claim for a Bellwood, Illinois resident. On April 8, 2008 our client was injured when her vehicle was hit from behind by another car. The accident took place on Interstate 290 just south of York Road in DuPage County, Illinois
Shortly after the accident the plaintiff developed back, neck, shoulder, pelvic, and right hand pain. On 4/11/08 she sought treatment with a chiropractic physician in Lombard, Illinois. The doctor noted muscle spasms and tenderness at the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar levels on her first visit. My client underwent a course of physical therapy. She went for treatment on nine occasions over the next month. The treatment consisted of electrical stimulation, hot/cold packs, neuromuscular re-education, and chiropractic manipulation therapy.

The case settled without having to file a lawsuit. Hertz Rental Car is paying on the claim.
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On Saturday afternoon a woman was killed in an auto accident on the Southwest Side of Chicago, according to the Southtown Star. The woman, a 73 year old Chicago resident, was riding as a passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a collision with another vehicle at 43rd and Cicero Ave just before 3:30 p.m. One of the vehicles overturned in the accident.

She was taken to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn and was pronounced dead shortly after the crash. Others involved in the accident were not seriously injured.

While it has not been reported who was at fault in the car accident, due to the fact that the Chicago woman was a passenger, her family will have a good claim against the driver that caused the collision.

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In Chicago, Illinois a woman was killed under her stalled car when it was hit from behind while she was looking under the hood, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The auto accident happened on South Lake Shore Drive, just a few miles south of Soldier Field during the Bears game today.

The car stalled around 2 p.m. When the woman went to lift up the hood, the vehicle behind her slowed, and that slowing vehicle was rear-ended and knocked into the stalled car. The woman was pinned under the car, and she was later pronounced dead at the scene.

Part of Lake Shore Drive was shut down and traffic was diverted during the police investigation.

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On the North Side of Chicago one child and two adults were injured in an auto accident on Tuesday night, according to CBS News. The crash happened at Western Ave. & Roscoe and the child was reportedly critically injured.

The minor was taken to Children’s Memorial Hospital, and the adults were taken to Thorek Memorial Hospital and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

The Chicago Police Department is investigating the accident, and what caused the accident has not yet been reported.

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A Chicago resident was killed and her passenger was badly injured in an auto accident near Kankakee, Illinois on Monday, according to WBBM News Radio. She reportedly lost control of her car after being distracted by a cell phone call.

The Chicago motorist was driving her 2000 Saturn northbound on Interstate 57 when she was distracted by her cell phone, lost control of her car, crossed the center median, and was struck by a southbound semi truck and another passing car.

The driver, age 20, was pronounced dead at the scene and her passenger, age 21, was taken to Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee. The southbound drivers were not injured. The Illinois State Police are handling the investigation.

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In Chicago, Illinois a pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit & run driver early this morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. The pedestrian vs. auto accident happened on the West Side as a 43 year old woman was crossing the street at 4700 W. Chicago Avenue just after 1:30 a.m.

The pedestrian was hit by a blue and white conversion van. The vehicle continued eastbound on Chicago Ave. after the accident and did not stop.

She was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.

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