Car accidents are one of the main causes of traumatic brain injuries. Traumatic brain injuries are those injuries that involve destruction or damage to a person’s brain tissues. In addition to car accidents, assaults, falls and gunshot wounds can all cause traumatic brain injuries. Closed head injuries are those that involve a person getting hit…
Continue reading…Severity and Side Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries
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…Teen Crashes Vehicle While Attempting “Bird Box” Challenge
LAYTON- Abc7chicago.com writes that a teen who was attempting a viral challenge based on the movie “Bird Box” will be charged with reckless driving. The crash took place on Monday, January 7, 2019. The police reported the results of the challenge which included a smashed-up vehicle. The department called the accident “predictable.”* Police learned the…
Continue reading…7-Year-Old Dies in Zipline Accident Prompting Lawsuit Against My Gym
GLEN ELLYN, IL- Patch.com writes that a child died from injuries sustained in a zip line accident in Glen Ellyn that took place while the boy was attending a birthday party. The victim, 7-year-old Brady Doherty fell from the zip line in September 2018 and struck his head on an unpadded pole and then the cement…
Continue reading…Deadly Fire in River North Parking Garage Being Investigated in Chicago, Illinois
CHICAGO, IL- Wgntv.com writes that a roofer died in a fire that broke out on the top of a parking garage in River North on Sunday, December 30, 2018. The Chicago Fire Department is investigating the cause of the deadly blaze.* Early reports indicate that the elevator shaft might have been building up vapors which then…
Continue reading…Train Strikes and Kills Two Chicago Police Officers Investigating Shooting
CHICAGO, IL- The ajc.com writes that two police officers in Chicago were killed when they were hit by a train while investigating reports of a shooting on the city’s Southside.* The accident took place on December 17, 2018,at about 6 in the evening. A call indicated that shots were fired near the train tracks. Both of…
Continue reading…19-Year-Old Woman Injured in Crash into Home in Beach Park, Illinois
BEACH PARK, IL- Nbcchicago.com writes that a 19-year-old woman drove her vehicle into a house on Saturday morning, December 29, 2018, at about 2 a.m. The woman, who is from Waukegan, is thought to have been drunk when she veered off of Yorkhouse Road and crashed her 2007 Chrysler Sebring into the house causing serious damage…
Continue reading…Train Strikes and Kills Two Chicago Police Officers Investigating Shooting
CHICAGO, IL- The ajc.com writes that two police officers in Chicago were killed when they were hit by a train while investigating reports of a shooting on the city’s southside.* The accident took place on December 17, 2018, at about 6 in the evening. A call indicated that shots were fired near the train tracks. Both…
Continue reading…Child’s Foot Injured After Escalator Accident at Macy’s in Chicago, Illinois
CHICAGO, IL- Wistv.com writes that a young boy was transported to a hospital on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at about 9:43 in the morning. The child’s foot became trapped in the escalator at a Macy’s department store. Paramedics arrived on the scene and transported the child to a local hospital.* The incident occurred in the State…
Continue reading…Police Investigating Crash Between Train and SUV in Jackson County, Illinois
MAKANDA, IL- Kfvs.com writes that an SUV drive into the side of a southbound train in Downtown Makanda, Illinois. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office reported that the driver of the vehicle was 61-year-old Julie Walker. The incident occurred at about 5:47 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2018. Walker was driving a Toyota Rav4 and stopped the…
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