Last month a man was killed as he was walking in the early morning near a disabled car at the Far Northwest Side near O’Hare Airport. The accident happened at approximately 1:35 in the morning on Saturday March 23, in the 5800 block of North Mannheim Road. Police believe that…
A Chicago man was charged with aggravated driving under the influence (DUI) after he allegedly drove into a group of pedestrians waiting to cross a street on the Northwest Side of Chicago. According to the Chicago Police Department, the 42-year-old driver was headed north on Central Avenue near Belmont Street…
An elderly woman died after she was allegedly struck by a vehicle that was backing out of a private driveway in Palatine. The 77-year-old was reportedly walking with her husband along North Hicks Road near Northwest Highway when the couple was struck by a Chevrolet Malibu. According to local police,…
A 59-year-old Chicago man recently died after he was struck by a tow truck while crossing the street in the South Deering neighborhood. The man killed was reportedly walking in a crosswalk on East 95th Street near South Jeffery Boulevard around 8 am when a 63-year-old truck driver turned onto…
A Schaumburg teenager was killed recently in an apparent hit-and-run accident. The 18-year-old Schaumburg High School senior was allegedly struck by a motor vehicle while walking along Schaumburg Road near Branchwood Drive. Emergency responders reportedly arrived at the accident scene to find the young man’s body lying in the roadway.…
Last month, a pedestrian and her son were injured after being struck by a motorist in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. According to accident witnesses, the woman was reportedly pushing a stroller across North Clark Street when the driver of a Toyota failed to stop at a crosswalk and…
Local police are currently investigating the death of a retired Steger Fire Department Captain who was recently killed in a hit-and-run accident in Crete. The 70-year-old man was reportedly crossing Main Street in front of a coffee shop when he was struck by an unidentified vehicle. After the accident was…
Actress and performer Natina Reed was killed on Saturday night in Atlanta after being struck by a car, according to Yahoo News. A driver called 911 around 10:30 p.m. to report hitting a pedestrian. She was pronounced dead less than 30 minutes later at the Gwinnett Medical Center. A Gwinnett…
Chicago pedestrian accident lawyers at our office know too well that the streets in our city can be a very dangerous place for people traveling on foot. Sometimes no matter what you do, no matter where you are, no matter how cautious you are, there are risks to pedestrians. The…
An Illinois pedestrian accident lawyer at Abels & Annes is representing a woman who was hit by a taxi cab on the North Side of Chicago. The collision which took place on February 12, 2011 at approximately 12:50 a.m. The cab driver fled the scene of the accident. The plaintiff…