Why Swimming Pool Accidents Are So Dangerous
While swimming pools may provide a lot of summer fun, they are also a leading contributor to drowning accidents and catastrophic injuries, including brain trauma and spinal cord damage. ABC News reports that 6,500 adolescents suffer diving injuries each year. Almost 2/3 of diving accidents happen in inground pools while the rest happen in aboveground…
Read MoreOne Dead After a Car Hit a Pole and Burst in Flames in Chicago
The Chicago Tribune reported on June 28, 2017, that a woman passenger suffered fatal injuries when the driver of the car she was riding in rammed into a utility pole. After striking the pole, the car exploded into flames. The driver was able to get out of the car, and ran away. The crash occurred…
Read MoreEast Garfield Park Motorcycle Accident Kills One and Injures Two
Reported on July 2, 2017, that an accident occurred near North Kedzie Avenue between an 2001 Mercury and a motorcycle. The driver of the Mercury was cited for making an illegal left-hand turn. A 28-year old male passenger on the motorcycle was killed and the driver, a 47-year old woman, was taken to Stroger Hospital…
Read MoreCab Separates from Tractor-Trailer, Seriously Injuring the Driver and Causing Havoc on Kennedy Expressway
Chicago station WGN9 reported in early spring 2017 that the cab of tractor-trailer combination struck a wall on the Kennedy Expressway and fell 15 feet onto Kimball Avenue. Witnesses helped extricate the driver from the cab and transported him to a nearby hospital where his critical injuries could be treated. Meanwhile, the trailer hung precariously…
Read MoreMotorcycle Accidents Caused by Distracted Drivers in Chicago
Motorcyclists are vulnerable enough to collisions with drivers when they are paying attention to the road, but when drivers allow themselves to be distracted by their phones and other distractions inside and outside of their vehicles, motorcyclists end up paying with accidents, injuries and even their lives. As the weather warms up in the summer,…
Read MoreSideguards Preventing Catastrophic Truck Crash Injuries
If you drive a passenger vehicle on the highway, getting tangled up in a collision with a large, commercial truck can end in disaster. Not only because they are so huge and vastly out-weigh passenger vehicles, but also because they ride so high on the road that in an accident, a passenger vehicle can slide…
Read MoreHow to File a Police Report After a Chicago Car Crash
You are stopped at a stoplight and just as you hover your foot over the gas pedal to move forward, you are jerked forward because a minivan bumped you from behind. You step out of your vehicle to come around the back to see if there was any damage just in time to see that…
Read MoreSelf-Driving Trucks Are on Their Way. Will They Eliminate Truck Crashes?
Although it sounds like the stuff of science fiction films, self-driving trucks may be closer to a reality that you understand. There are several companies which are testing self-driving trucks and those who are in favor of them say that autonomous trucks will be safer. Each year there are thousands of truck accidents where people…
Read More7 Common Motorcycle Accident Myths Debunked
Motorcycle riding always becomes more popular in warm weather months, so we wanted to compile a list of just a few of the common myths that have been circulating for years about motorcycle safety that people still repeat and could contribute to accidents and injuries if they are not debunked. Myth: Motorcyclists wear leather to…
Read MoreWhy Are Motorcyclist Deaths on the Rise?
Despite an anticipated drop in motorcyclist fatalities, there was instead an unprecedented spike in deaths from motorcycle crashes in 2015 when 4,868 riders lost their lives, which is an almost 10 percent increase over the previous year’ death rate. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reports that this is the third time in history that…
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