IS IT WORTH GETTING A CAR ACCIDENT LAWYER IN CHICAGO? A car accident happens in a split second, but it can alter your whole life. Unfortunately, there is no reversing an accident. That is why you deserve a fair damage award – both to compensate for your hardship and secure your future. Unfortunately, when it…
Distracted driving is a killer. Please don’t text and drive! According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) in a study here found that: -71% of teens and young people say they have composed/sent SMS messages while driving -78% of teens and young adults say they have read an SMS message…
According to the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT), approximately 3,000 pedestrians are struck by motor vehicles every year, about 30 of those pedestrians die every year. As of today, February 12, 2016, there have already been 2 pedestrian crash fatalities that we know of. The first pedestrian fatality was a 69-year old woman who was…
Rotator Cuff Tears Commonly Associated with Auto Accidents The rotator cuff holds the upper arm bone (humerus) into the shoulder socket. The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles that come together as tendons and form a cover (cuff) over the top (ball) of the upper arm bone (humerus). The rotator cuff attaches the humerus…
Now that the weather is starting to warm up here in Chicago, you’ll probably be going outside and driving more often. But while you’re out enjoying the lovely spring weather, it’s important to keep these spring driving tips in mind: -Be prepared for potholes and other road imperfections. During the wintertime, roads tend to take…
In an effort to improve safety for bicyclists, the city of Chicago added 106 miles of on-street protected or buffered bike lanes since 2011, bringing the city’s total to 292 miles of protected bike lanes. These protected bike lanes have earned Chicago the reputation as one of the best large cities in the United States…
New Year’s Eve is around the corner and you want to avoid a car accident! Drinking and celebrating with friends and family go hand in hand with New Year’s Eve. The trick is to enjoy the party and get home safely. Sadly, along with New Year’s Eve parties comes roads filled with drunk drivers and…
December 13, 2015 just before 4:30am- 2 injured in fiery crash A fiery crash in the express lanes of outbound I—90/94 near 29th Street sent 2 people to the hospital. One person is listed in fair-to serious condition and the other had minor injuries. This is a developing story. December 13, 2015 – 6 hospitalized…
Initial reports indicate an 86-year-old Brookfield woman’s Ford Escort was disabled in the right lane of travel when another vehicle, also traveling in the right lane, made a quick lane change and a GMC Sierra traveling behind that car crashed into the elderly woman’s Ford Escort. The accident happened on eastbound 31st Street near Interstate…
On Saturday afternoon, November 28, 2015 around 1:45pm, a vehicle heading westbound on 48th Street blew the stop sign at the intersection of Indiana Avenue in Bronzeville area of Chicago and crashed into another vehicle. A girl involved in the crash suffered serious injuries and is in serious-to-critical condition at Comer Children’s Hospital. Two men,…