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Parents are constantly asked to sign a “waiver” in order to enroll their child on a sports team, to participate in some challenging activity (e.g., rock-climbing), or even to play on certain gym equipment at a friend’s birthday party. In all likelihood, a great percentage of parents fail to read the fine print before signing…
Distracted driving is becoming an all too common phrase these days. People frequently drive while texting and talking on a cell phone — often without a concern for their own safety or for others. According to the Illinois Tollway, these cell phone distractions were found to be the primary or secondary cause of more than…
A suburban Chicago woman was recently charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in connection with a fatal pedestrian crash near O’Hare Airport. According to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli, a 49-year-old man, was walking along North Mannheim Road near a disabled vehicle around 1:30 am when he was struck…
In 2012, fatalities on Illinois roads increased by four percent over the previous year. Statistics involving motorcycle accidents present the most concerning data. According to a Chicago Tribune article, the crash data suggests that the largest increase in traffic deaths during the first half of 2012 has been among motorcyclists. Fatalities resulting from motorcycle crashes…
According to a recent Chicago Tribune article, a man whose blood alcohol content (BAC) was more than double the legal limit, drove into a group of pedestrians who were waiting to cross a Northwest Side street. After careening into the group of pedestrians, the driver continued north on Central for at least a mile before…
Statistics have been released for the number of people killed in Chicago during 2012 while walking or riding bicycles. The numbers are incredible. Last year there were 48 pedestrians and eight cyclists killed. This means that walking was six times more dangerous than riding a bicycle. The 48 pedestrians who lost their lives in 2012…
As 2012 was coming to a close, the Chicago City Council voted to approve the payment of $6.25 million to a victim who was run over by a drunken city worker on a Gold Coast sidewalk. The accident resulted in injuries to four other victims and those cases are still pending, according to a city…
Five vehicles were involved in a chain reaction crash on I-57 that happened early Sunday morning, December 16, 2012. The accident occurred on the northbound side of I-57 close to 147th Street, near Posen in Cook County. The accident that happened in the wee hours of Sunday morning forced the interstate to be shut down,…
There is now data to support what many in the trucking industry had previously believed. The study conducted by Stephen Burks with the University of Minnesota-Morris, who is a former trucker and a behavioral economist, worked with trucking giant, Schneider National, for a decade. The conclusion reached was unequivocal. Obese truckers are 43% to 55%…
The Cook County Sheriff’s office has charged a 36 year old EMT with failing to stop and render aid in a fatal hit-and-run accident. The accident happened in the Chicago suburb of Skokie on November 5, 2012. Detectives charged Kristian Hernandez, 36, with a Class 1 felony for leaving the scene and failing to report…
