Just last week a Chicago injury lawyer at Abels & Annes entered into an agreement to represent a bike rider that was injured on the Lakefront Trail. She was struck by a taxicab that failed to stop at a stop sign near Soldier Field. Authorities hope the first comprehensive study…
A 16-year-old has been killed in a hit-and-run Chicago car accident during a police pursuit and the child’s father is questioning the report of the incident by the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. Police are still looking for the driver of the gray Hyundai Sonata, the Chicago Breaking News Center reported.…
The Chicago Daily Herald is calling for tougher punishment for those caught leaving the scene of a Chicago car accident. The paper said it was raising the issue after two high-profile cases: The son of the Elk Grove Village mayor was fined $195 for leaving the scene after striking a…
The State Journal-Register reports that lawmakers are considering a number of new laws aimed at increasing traffic safety in Illinois. Last year, the most significant legislation to come out of the capitol was a law that banned text messaging by drivers and cell phone use in school zones and construction…
The Chicago injury attorneys at Abels & Annes would like to inform you that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers comprehensive resources aimed at increasing pedestrian safety and reducing the number of serious and fatal pedestrian accidents. As we reported recently on our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer blog, the…
A 12-year-old boy was killed in a Chicago bicycle accident Sunday night after being struck by a pickup truck on the Southwest Side, the Sun-Times reported. The accident occurred shortly before 8:30 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Narragansett Avenue, police reported. The boy was pronounced dead at 11:03…
A driver has been charged in connection with a fatal Chicago bike accident that occurred Tuesday afternoon on the West Side, the Breaking News Center reported. The 48-year-old bicyclist was killed while riding his bicycle just after 4:30 p.m. on West Chicago Avenue. He was struck by a Pontiac G6…
An elderly motorist has been ticked for an Illinois bicycle accident that claimed the life of a Chicago student and seriously injured two of her classmates on a downstate spring break trip, the Breaking News Center reported. As reported Saturday on our Chicago Personal Injury Lawyer blog, the girls were…
One of every five fatal crashes occurs at an intersection, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has issued guidelines for driver and pedestrian safety at intersections. The Chicago car accident attorneys and the pedestrian accident lawyers at Abels & Annes remind motorists that intersections remain one of…
Police are looking for the vehicle responsible for a suburban Chicago hit-and-run accident that killed a bicyclist, according to ABC7 News. Family members of the 61-year-old man gathered at the scene of the Chicago bicycle accident over the weekend to pray and ask for help in locating the suspect in…