In recent months, we have heard a lot about the dangers of using a cell phone while driving — due to the hundreds of serious car and truck accidents caused by distracted drivers. Researchers have debated whether another, more long-term danger of cell phone usage lurks: brain cancer. The issue of whether or not cell… Read More
New Year Brings New Laws Combating Distracted Driving
In Illinois, the New Year will bring with it new laws aimed at curbing what has become known as “distracted driving,” or driving while performing other tasks such as talking on a cell phone, checking email or texting. Such laws are designed to limit the number of serious, and often deadly, car accidents. To speak… Read More
Motorists Must Yield to Emergency Vehicles Under ‘Move Over Law’
In the course of representing individuals and families in civil personal injury and wrongful death actions, our experienced Chicago injury lawyers sometimes come across criminal or quasi-criminal laws that impact our clients’ cases. Such is the case with the little-known law in Illinois called “Scott’s Law” (625 ILCS 5/11-907(c)), more commonly referred to as the… Read More
Tom Brokow, Wife Uninjured in Fatal Three-Car Crash
Various news reports have confirmed that former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw and his wife were recently involved in a three-car accident in which one person died. The motor vehicle accident occurred on a New York expressway at about 1:00 pm this past Friday. Mr. Brokaw and his wife, fortunately, were not injured in the… Read More
Vehicle-Train Crashes Caused By Distracted Driving
Distracted driving remains a hot safety topic, as it is a known cause of many serious motor vehicle accidents. Most of the focus is on distracted car and truck drivers on the road generally. A recent news article in the Occupational Health & Safety magazine highlights the dangers of distracted driving near train tracks or… Read More
‘Driver Distraction’ Cause of Northwest Flight Error
Many news stories, studies and pending legislation have been devoted to serious car or trucking accidents caused by distracted drivers — operating a motor vehicle while engaged in other activities, such as texting or talking on a cell phone — but it seems such distraction is not limited to ground transportation. According to recent reports… Read More
Hit-and-Run Accidents and Pedestrian Injuries
Hit-and-run accidents can result in catastrophic, sometimes deadly, injuries. Such accidents often involve pedestrians in a crosswalk or crossing the street, and motorists who fail to yield or who are not paying attention. If you have been seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident, regardless of the circumstances, it is important to contact a top… Read More
Car Accidents Involving DUI
href=”http://www.cdc.gov/MotorVehicleSafety/Impaired_Driving/impaired-drv_factsheet.html”>statistics from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 36 people die and 700 people are injured in car and truck accidents involving a drunk driver every day. People seriously injured or killed in car crashes caused by drunk drivers often have clear civil actions against the drunk driver for negligence; however, recovering damages from the… Read More
Report: One in Five Trucks Fail Safety Inspections
According to a new report from the American Association of Justice that analyzed data from the Federal Carrier Motor Safety Administration (FCMSA), one in five trucks on the road have failed safety inspections concerning regulations designed to prevent catastrophic truck accidents. This report comes as no surprise to experienced Chicago semi-truck accident lawyers. As of… Read More
Executive Order Prohibits Govt. Employees from Texting While Driving
Texting while driving, or “distracted driving,” continues to make headlines. Last week, the Department of Transportation held a Distracted Driving Summit, as discussed in a previous blog post. Those seriously injured in a car accident caused by distracted driver should contact an experienced car crash injury lawyer for advice. Also last week, President Obama issued… Read More
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