Auto Accident

With technology advancing every day, we have software in our vehicles that can warn us if there is something behind us when we’re backing up, or tools that can help us to see cars in our blind spots while driving down the highway. No doubt that such technology has saved lives. However, we must remember…

It’s easy to become used to driving. Many of us have been driving for a decade or two, and with that experience comes confidence, and with confidence often comes carelessness. Perhaps we speed more often or we slow down at certain stop signs rather than coming to a complete stop. These are risky behaviors, and…

One of the worst experiences that you can have in your life is being injured by someone’s neglect or bad decisions. Not only are you having to deal with the physical trauma of the accident, but the mental and emotional cost as well. The reasonable action would be to take whoever injured you to court,…

Chicago is a dangerous place when it comes to motor vehicle accidents. With bumper-to-bumper traffic, bicyclists swerving in and out of lanes, and pedestrians crossing busy intersections, it is understandable that these sorts of accidents would be common. But in the last couple of years, the rate of hit-and-run accidents has skyrocketed, leaving hundreds of…

As the country celebrated Women’s History Month throughout March, it’s important to note that two women are responsible for inventing the modern windshield wiper found on every vehicle. Mary Anderson and Charlotte Bridgwood hold patents for windshield wipers: Anderson for a manually operated wiper blade and Bridgwood for an electrical wiper blade. While it took…

It’s natural to be scared when you have injuries due to a car accident, a fall on someone’s property, or an accident due to a product defect. Parents have about 1,000 questions rushing their minds when they learn a child has a birth injury. Most patients and families meet with numerous doctors after they have…

A late-night hit-and-run crash on the 11100-block of South Cottage Grove Avenue has left a community in despair. Adelbert Wilson and “Apostle” Dr. Yvonne Lee-Wilson were killed after being hit by another vehicle on Monday night. Lee-Wilson led the Body of Christ Deliverance Ministries. The force of the impact was enough to roll the Wilsons’…

In late January, a collision between two vehicles at the intersection of Rt. 83 and Lexington Drive Left five people injured and one man dead. Four of the injured were children, and we are heartbroken to see that one of those children, a 5-year-old boy, succumbed to his injuries. ABC 7 News reports that the…

It’s safe to say that the state of Illinois has a speeding problem. After all, look at the data. In 2020, Illinois hit a five-year high for traffic fatalities at 1,195 deaths. We wish we could say that the increase in fatalities stopped there. Unfortunately, 2021 continued the trend, with an increase of 71 fatalities…

People underestimate how deadly a hit and run accident can be. It is more than just an inconsiderate and cowardly act to try to avoid accountability for a car accident. The driver leaving the scene of the accident is at risk of causing more harm to more people as he or she attempts to get…