Traumatic brain injuries, like those sustained during a car accident, can vary in severity and symptoms. Brain injuries will usually be described as “mild” or “severe.” Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries Mild brain injuries are those during which a person is unconscious for fewer than 30 minutes. Even when someone has a mild brain injury, they…
Continue reading…Helping Your Teen Avoid a Car Accident by Stein Shulman, LLC
Teenagers in the United States are more prone to vehicle crashes than people in any other demographic. As a parent, you can help your children avoid a car accident by encouraging safe driving and forming safe habits early. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2,000 teenagers die annually in…
Continue reading…Information from Vehicle Black Boxes Could Be Used Against in Court
Motor vehicle black boxes, formally called Event Data Recorders come standard in most new vehicles. Now the information from these devices can be accessed by police in order to find evidence against the vehicle’s driver. In vehicles with black boxes, the driving maneuvers and actions taken by the driver are recorded and stored so that…
Continue reading…Use Caution Before Accepting Roadside Settlement Offers Following Car Accidents
Why choosing to “settle” your car accident claim on the side of the road can cost you dearly in the end. Crunch! You look in your rearview mirror and the look on the face of the driver in the car behind you confirms your fears: you’ve just been rear-ended. After pulling over to the side…
Continue reading…Pursuing a Legal Claim as the Victim of a Hit-and-Run Accident in Chicago
One of the few things that can make an injury-causing car accident even worse is when the other driver leaves the scene. This means the injured person has become the victim of a hit-and-run accident. Even when you do not have the other driver’s information, you might be able to pursue a legal claim for…
Continue reading…Preparing for Your Car Accident Attorney Consultation
Stein & Shulman, LLC offers a few tips on preparing for your attorney consultation regarding your car accident case. By performing certain tasks beforehand, you can ensure your consultation is beneficial for both you and your attorney. Your Chicago car accident lawyer will walk you through the steps of a car accident claim and will…
Continue reading…Several Injured in Collision with Semi Truck in Polk County
POLK COUNTY, TX – Cbs19.tv writes that a man from Chicago was injured in a crash on Monday, January 21, 2019, in Polk County Texas. The incident took place at about 3:30 in the afternoon on U.S. 59. Reports indicate that Edward Johnson, 56, of Nacogdoches was driving northbound in a 2008 Dodge pickup truck when…
Continue reading…Woman Arrested in Connection to Deadly Hit-and-Run Crash
PEORIA, IL- Centralillinoisproud.com writes that police have made an arrest in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred in Peoria, Illinois on Sunday, January 20, 2019. The Peoria County Sheriff’s Departmentreported that they arrested Amanda Boyer, 26, at about 1 in the afternoon on January 23.* Boyer is being charged with “leaving the scene of…
Continue reading…Man Killed in Chatham Pedestrian Accident Identified by Family
CHICAGO, IL- Patch.com writes that a man was struck by a car and killed on Tuesday, January 22, 2019, on Chicago’s South Side in the Chatham neighborhood. The police responded to the crash site at about 9:25 in the morning on Cottage Grove Avenue.* The driver who struck the victim stopped and is cooperating with the…
Continue reading…Head-On Collision Kills Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy
CHICAGO, IL- Fox32chicago.comwrites that a veteran deputy with the Cook County sheriff’s office was killed in a severe car accident on Monday night while he was driving to work. The victim was in the city’s far south-side neighborhood in Mount Greenwood when his vehicle collided with a Jeep that had just backed out of a…
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