The holidays are a time when family and friends gather to celebrate, enjoy time together, and ring in the New Year. While many times this is just harmless fun, in other instances individuals with poor judgement make bad choices that wind up getting others injured or...
Car Accidents
Did you know that IL has a Move Over Law?
According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, protecting the safety of those who respond to roadside emergencies to help accident victims is important, if not essential. In fact, our Illinois motorists have likely seen first responders...
Bridge work on I-24 has increased the incidence of car accidents
Annually, the state of Illinois invests in its transportation infrastructure to improve roadways and perform routine maintenance. Thus, more than likely, our Illinois residents are all too familiar with the term construction season. Though construction activity may...
Illinois traffic fatalities have surpassed last year’s numbers
Illinois residents should be interested to know that traffic crash fatalities have been on the rise this year when compared to last year. With a quarter of the year still left, road fatalities that were the result of car crash accidents have already surpassed last...
Understanding young teen drivers and car accidents
Car accidents do not discriminate and can impact anyone regardless of their age, sex, gender, and socio-economic status. However, what our Illinois readers may find interesting to learn is that according to the Centers for Disease Control one of the leading causes of...
Help for those who have been injured in a car accident
Regardless of how cautious and law-abiding one is on the roadways, car accidents can affect anyone. In fact, being involved in a car accident is one of the most common ways that people suffer serious injuries.Many accidents involve a collision between two vehicles,...
Collision between a bicyclist and a car claims the life of one
With spring here and summer right around the corner, it is not uncommon this time of year to see more pedestrian and bicyclists on the roads enjoying the spring weather. As more people venture out to enjoy the season, it becomes crucial for motorists to be more...
Distracted driver hits 7-year-old child
For many people, driving a car is a fact of life. Even though many people drive a car, at some point most drivers will park their vehicle, walk and may even have to cross streets to get to their final destination. Alhough most of us do not think about it, at any point...
NHTSA tips to prevent car accidents
At some point in their lives, most of our Illinois residents have likely walked to and from point A to point B. When an individual travels on foot, they are choosing to walk as their mode of transportation and, by definition, they are a pedestrian. According to a...
What are the dangers of distracted driving?
Car accidents can occur in a blink of an eye but change the lives of victims forever. Distracted driving, unfortunately, leads to car accidents each year. Over 3,300 victims were killed in both 2011 and 2012 in distraction-related car crashes and 421,000 victims were...