CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy tragically died after getting run over by a semi-tractor trailer truck according to WGNTV.com.  WGNTV.com reported that the truck hit the teenager on 51st Street in Gage Park, located on Chicago’s South Side. Chicago law enforcement authorities say that the truck driver did not stop initially and drove away from the…

A pedestrian who is hit by a car is frankly lucky to survive. Anytime a 5,000-pound vehicle contacts a human, even at slow speeds, strikes a human, there is a potential for the pedestrian to sustain significant injuries that can be permanent, cause tremendous pain and suffering, and lead to a permanent alteration of one’s…

CHICAGO, IL- The chicago.suntimes.com writes that a driver struck a 75-year-old man on Chicago’s Northwest side at about 5:35 in the evening on January 21, 2019. The driver, identified as male, hit the victim while driving on North Cicero Avenue and then fled the scene of the accident.* The victim was transported to the Illinois Masonic…

DECATUR- The herald-review.com writes that many drivers still violate laws pertaining to driving around school buses. Amy Flock, who has been driving school buses two times a day for the past three years says that drivers frequently violate the bus’s stop sign. Flock says these drivers often get away because she is focusing on the children…

ILLINOIS- The chicago.suntimes.com writes that a woman was hit by a car at about 9:49 in the morning on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The woman was in the Illinois Medical District near Rush University Medical Center at the time of the accident. The victim was identified as a 20-year-old woman. Reports indicate that she was crossing…

STONE PARK, IL- The chicago.suntimes.com writes that a man died after being struck by a car on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, in Stone Park. The victim was identified as Mr. Cortez, 57 of Northlake. Cortez was hit by a car at about 6:25 in the evening. The driver then fled the scene of the fatal accident….

A recent study conducted by JAMA indicates that about 40 percent of emergency room visits resulting from electronic scooter crashes involve head injuries, making these the most common cause of serious injury associated with these vehicles.* Other common injuries include fractures, cuts, and bruises. Electric scooters can reach speeds up to 35 miles per hour….

A recent study indicates that head injuries and fractures are commonly caused injuries among people who ride e-scooters. The study looked at 249 people who were treated for injuries after being involved in crashes on scooters. The research was conducted at two facilities, The UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica and Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical…

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…