Motor Vehicle Accidents

Unfortunately, car accidents occur often in Illinois. They can leave people struggling with a variety of injuries. If you have been in an accident, it’s important to seek medical assistance to assess and treat your condition. Certain types of injuries are very common...

One of the primary reasons that auto accidents occur is mechanical failure. Even late-model vehicles suffer wear and tear and mechanical deterioration, especially in brake assemblies. Brake failure is actually among the top reasons that accidents happen when drivers...

Chicago is known for having poor traffic conditions. With busy roads that have pedestrians, bikers and more, it's easy to see why collisions are likely to happen.If you're driving in Chicago, there are ways to avoid getting into a crash. For example, you can follow...

Traffic accidents happen all the time. Most people will experience one in their lifetime or at least know someone else who has been in a crash, however minor.The reality is that avoiding these crashes isn't always easy. People get distracted. People are tired. Drivers...

There is nothing scarier than being involved in a serious crash. It takes you by surprise and changes all your plans. You might have been thinking of going to work or have been in the middle of planning a vacation only to now have to adjust those plans to go to...

Traffic accidents can involve anyone from infants to the elderly. When they do, those involved are at risk of suffering serious injuries or death.When a child or elderly person is killed in an accident, it poses a significant problem for the court. The court has to...

Car accidents can be dangerous or fatal, leaving people to deal with the consequences of a driver who was negligent or reckless. One such case took place on March 30 when an Illinois state trooper was killed on Interstate 94.This wasn't the first time the trooper...

When you see that there are emergency personnel on the highway or on the side of the road, it's important to move over into another lane. Doing so helps keep them safe and reduces the likelihood of getting into an accident.Unfortunately, for a trooper in Illinois, a...

It's not often that you hear about a crash that has a shooting involved, but that's what happened during one collision in Chicago. There was a stolen vehicle traveling quickly at around 2:50 p.m., and it T-boned an SUV traveling on West Cermak. This caused the SUV to...

Drivers have to do all they can to pay attention to the road and obey the rules of the road. When a driver isn't paying attention, falls asleep or makes an error, others may end up paying the consequences. This is why it's so pressing for drivers to put down their...