Suffering injuries in a car accident in Illinois could be devastating. The injuries might require extensive medical care and rehabilitation, which often come with enormous costs. A car accident victim's common strategy often involves filing a claim against the other...
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A police dog was killed by a drunk driver
A police dog in Illinois was been killed after a drunk driver hit the officer's vehicle. According to the report, an officer had pulled over another vehicle due to a traffic violation. While the officer was talking to the driver, a drunk driver plowed into the police...
Three injuries that might not be apparent after a car accident
Illinois motorists who become involved in auto accidents will understandably want to receive compensation for any injuries and losses they suffer. But there are times when it becomes difficult to determine the exact extent of injuries sustained in an accident. Some...
Turning drivers need to look for pedestrians
Pedestrians often trust the walk symbols when crossing the street. In theory, they should work perfectly; when the light turns green, traffic can move parallel to the pedestrians and everyone can cross the street safely.However, there is one major issue with these...
Educate yourself about the most catastrophic bicycle accidents
When you ride a bike, it's all-too-easy to end up in a wreck with a motor vehicle. Cars, sports utility vehicles, trucks and commercial vehicles all tend to hog the road and act as if bicyclists don't have the right to be there. Knowledge is the key to avoiding a...
Understanding comparative negligence in an Illinois car accident
Car accidents are complicated. While in your memory the car accident will have been over in a split second, there will have been many factors at play that caused the accident to occur. While it's easy to believe that a car accident was 100% one party's fault, this is...
Should you try to avoid a crash by leaving your lane?
Your instincts may tell you to swerve out of your lane to avoid an accident. For instance, imagine that you're driving down the highway in Illinois when another car blows out a tire ahead of you. Worried that you're going to rear-end the now-disabled car as it slows...
Uninsured teen injures 4 in car accident
Four people ended up in the hospital after a recent car accident in Illinois. The teen driver who allegedly caused the crash, and who was one of the injured parties, apparently was driving their car without insurance.The crash happened out on U.S. 34. It took place at...
Are the ‘typical bad drivers’ really so bad?
No doubt you have heard someone make a stereotypical comment about another driver. One of the most common examples is the way that people sometimes make jokes about women being worse drivers than men. Another example is when people accuse Asian drivers of being more...
The risk of infection from dog bites
One of the biggest threats from a dog bite is the potential for infection. This can lead to massive complications that make it far more dangerous than it would have been otherwise.The issue is that most dog bites are puncture wounds. If there is bacteria on the skin...