Auto Accident

An absolutely devastating collision caused three injuries and one death in Glenview last night. No official report has been made, but it appears that a speeding driver struck another car: the impact was significant enough that one of the vehicles literally cleaved in half. From ABC News 7: One light colored car was split in…

Many teenagers are thrilled and excited to get their driver’s license and hit the roads, giving the rest of us drivers no choice but to share the roadways with them. Individuals this young usually do not have much experience or driving skills, which causes the rate of accidents involving teen drivers to be very high.…

This past December, a woman named Maria Schwab was struck and killed by an impaired driver. Given how many drunk driving accidents there are in Chicago each year, this particular tragedy may not have struck a chord – except the drunk driver was a cop. That cop was arrested and charged, and now she’s facing…

Drivers are involved in car accidents around the clock in Chicago. There are many reasons for these accidents, such as speeding, distracted driving, drunk or intoxicated driving, visibility problems, and road defects. However, sometimes, car accidents can occur because a mechanic made a mistake or failed to properly repair a person’s vehicle. When this happens,…

A four-vehicle crash in the South Side has left one family in mourning, as a passenger in one of the vehicles succumbed to her injuries. According to ABC 7, the collision happened close to the intersection of 87th Street and Western Avenue, right by the bus stop. Per the news, “A 36-year-old woman was driving…

If you’re in a car accident in Chicago, how quickly your case gets resolved can depend on a variety of issues. Some factors, like clear evidence and everyone agreeing on what happened, can speed things up. On the other hand, if there are arguments about who’s at fault or if injuries are serious and need…

We don’t get to talk about “good stuff” the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) does all that often. To be fair, most folks don’t. But today, we want to share the best story we’ve heard in a very long time. Per ABC News: An IDOT worker helped save two people after their car crashed and…

Our roads have become increasingly treacherous, if local news reports are to be believed. Every morning, we see and hear anchors and reporters talking about car crashes all over Chicago. We’ve witnessed a few ourselves. Turns out, Chicago isn’t an outlier; the whole country has been affected. The recent surge in car accidents in the…

During a winter storm in DeKalb County, approximately 65 miles from Chicago, a car slid off the slippery roadway at the junction of Somonauk and Gurler roads. The vehicle ended up upside-down in a flooded ditch, near a culvert with snow covering the ground. Despite the challenging circumstances, the driver managed to call for help,…

In the early hours of the morning last Thursday, Raphael Schaeffer was traveling home from a jam session; his younger brother, also a musician, was in the SUV with him. Just after 3:00am, Schaeffer’s car hit the shoulder on N Lake Shore Drive. He was ejected from the vehicle, and succumbed to his injuries as…