A south side of Chicago car crash killed two people at the intersection of 87th and Michigan Avenue. The car crash took place at 4:15 AM early Sunday morning. This was one of a number of fatal car crashes that took place in Chicago in the early hours of Sunday…
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SW Side Chicago Crash Claims Life
One person was killed and two persons were critically injured in a South Side of Chicago car crash. The car crash took place at the intersection of 111th and Western Avenue at 3:20 AM early Sunday morning. This crash was just one of a number of fatal crashes that took…
NW Side Chicago Fatal Crash Caused By Drunk Driver
Sergio Correa, 35, was driving northbound on Milwaukee Avenue near Devon Avenue in Chicago when his vehicle was struck from behind by a vehicle being driven by a woman who appeared to be drunk. The auto crash took place at 2:57 AM Sunday morning. Both drivers were taken to Advocate…
Chicago Verdict in Dog Bite Trial
A Chicago jury awarded a mailman $75,224.00 for injuries he suffered after being bitten by a dog. The mailman plaintiff was delivering mail to 501 S. Willie in Mt. Prospect when the home owner’s twenty pound schnauzer got loose and bit the mailman on the back of his knee. The…
Speeding Chicago Driver Injuries Three
A speeding Chicago driver crashed into parked cars near Midway Airport on Saturday critically injuring all three occupants in his car. Edger Figueroa, the driver of the car, was cited for failure to reduce speed and for operating an uninsured vehicle. Figueroa and his passengers were hospitalized.
Illinois Man Charged After His Dog Bites Boy
An Illinois man was charged Wednesday for failing to contain a dangerous dog with a leash. St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department reported that Jesse D. Sellers was charged after his pit bull got loose. His dog attacked a boy who was playing in his own yard. The boy went to…
Driver in Fatal Auto Crash Had Multiple DUI’s
A driver of an automobile that blew a stop sign and smashed into another vehicle, killing a mother and her two children had two previous DUI’s on her record dating from 2001 and 2002. Ann Marie Getz is suspected of being under the influence of alcohol when she crashed into…
Chicago Cell Phone Fines Now Can Be Settled By Mail
Chicago motorists pulled over for talking on a cell phone will now be able to hang on to their driver’s license and avoid traffic court by paying the ticket by mail or contesting the citation at an administrative hearing. The citation will now be treated more like a parking ticket…
Car Crashes Into Chicago Starbucks
Two cars crashed at the intersection of North Avenue and Wells Street in Chicago Wednesday morning sending one vehicle into the Starbucks coffee shop on the corner of the intersection. No one inside the Starbucks was injured but a plate glass window was shattered. The drivers of both vehicles were…
Auto Accidents Leading Cause Of Death For Children
Car Accidents are the leading cause of death for children in the United States. Nearly 2,000 children ages 14 and under are killed in vehicle crashes and another 280,000 are injured each year. However, child safety seats reduce the risk of fatal injury by 71% for infants (less than 1…