In the legal world, a majority of civil claims, such as those resulting from traffic accidents, settle before a trial becomes necessary. Court dockets move notoriously slowly—in some cases, it is a few yearsbefore a claim is presented to a judge. For this reason, many attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals encourage the parties in…

Many of today’s motor vehicles are loaded with dozens of safety features. Lane change assistance, rear end collision warning systems, and back up cameras are standard in many makes and models of cars. These safety features are helpful and prevent many accidents. However, what if these safety features fail? Or, what if you turned off…

Illinois Drivers Pay Attention; It’s Distracted Driving Awareness Week Illinois– April 24, 2018 (WGIL) According to an article on WGIL.com, this week is Distracted Driving Awareness Week in Illinois. Distracted drivers cause nearly a million crashes across America every year. When a driver gets distracted by anything for any amount of time, they increase the…

Chicago, Illinois– April 26, 2018 (ABC 7 Chicago) According to a report from ABC 7 Chicago, police are looking for the two drivers who caused a nine-vehicle chain reaction accident on Wednesday night. The crash happened around eleven in the evening, in Gage Park. Two cars sped down the 3000-block of West 55th Street. One…

Carrier Mills, Illinois – April 25, 2018 (Harrisburg Register) According to a report in the Harrisburg Register, one man died in a single-car wreck on Monday. The early afternoon crash happened when the sixty-four-year-old man lost control of his vehicle as he tried to pass another vehicle. According to officials, the man was traveling at a…

Chicago, Illinois – April 25, 2018 (Streetsblog Chicago) According to an article on Streetsblog Chicago, the driver of a van that hit and killed a two-year-old boy and injured his aunt was cited for failing to exercise due care for pedestrians in the roadway. The sixty-nine-year-old woman was making a left turn when she hit Kiare…

Gerlaw, Illinois– April 25, 2018 (Journal Star) According to a report in the Journal Star, a young woman was killed in a two-car crash on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred when the woman drove through a stop sign and into an intersection, where the front corner of her vehicle was hit by a pickup truck….

Woman Trapped Under Car, Hurt in Crash GLEN ELLYN, IL— April 24, 2018 (Glen Ellyn Patch) According to an article on Patch.com, a sixty-one-year-old woman was injured in an accident that trapped her underneath her car. The early afternoon accident happened in the parking lot of an Aldi supermarket. The woman was standing outside of…

Two Injured In Two-Car Accident on Route 31 in Crystal Lake, Illinois CRYSTAL LAKE, IL— April 24, 2018 (Crystal Lake Patch) According to a report from Patch.com, two people were hurt in an accident on Route 31 yesterday. The road was closed for about an hour after the collision between a Lincoln sedan and an…