Winter is here, so it’s time to refresh yourself on the crucial information you need to know about winter driving safety in Illinois. The number of car crashes and injuries drastically increases during our harsh winter months here in Illinois. The Chicago traffic accident lawyers of Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard…
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By: Noah Dolan MENDON, Mo. (June 29, 2022) – An Amtrak crash on Monday morning left four people dead and more than 150 injured when the train collided with a dump truck and derailed in rural Missouri. The train was heading to Chicago from Los Angeles with 275 people on…
Continue ReadingDriving under the influence (DUI) is a serious offense that carries significant criminal penalties. It can also result in severe injuries or the death of innocent victims who did not choose to drive in such a reckless manner. The Chicago drunk driving accident lawyers at Salvi Schostok & Pritchard can…
Continue ReadingAccidents involving box trucks can be devastating. When a moving truck and passenger vehicle collide, the occupants in the smaller vehicle are usually the ones who suffer severe injuries and are forced to deal with significant financial losses. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that 4,119 people were killed in crashes…
Continue ReadingAccording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), approximately one-third of traffic fatalities that occurred during the past two decades were due to speeding. When you couple speeding with a vehicle that weighs upwards of 80,000 pounds, the results will likely be disastrous. And now, speeding by truck drivers…
Continue ReadingMany of us have certain stereotypes about people who drive different types of cars, but is there any truth to them? Do people who drive sports cars or pickup trucks really drive more dangerously than other drivers? It turns out there may be a grain of truth in some of…
Continue ReadingHOUSTON – A Houston jury returned a $30 million verdict last week against FedEx Freight Inc. in a wrongful death suit filed by the sons of a man who died in a 2018 collision involving one of the company’s truck drivers. Now, the brothers say they want trucking companies to take…
Continue ReadingFollowing passage of the recent $1 trillion federal infrastructure package, auto industry watchers are looking at the possibility that technology designed to prevent drunk driving may eventually find its way into becoming standard on all new cars. Here is what to know about this smart technology and how it may…
Continue ReadingCHICAGO – An 85-year-old man was struck and killed by a CTA bus Sunday evening in Chicago’s Buena Park neighborhood. Chicago Police say the man was walking in the area when he was hit by a northbound bus around 5:10 p.m. in the 4200-block of North Marine Drive. He was…
Continue ReadingEvidence is a crucial part of any Chicago car accident claim, but physical, material evidence is not always available after a crash. When the facts of a car accident are in dispute and evidence is scarce, the best way to determine what happened may be to interview a credible eyewitness. …
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