Category: Vehicle Accident Blog

CHICAGO (June 18, 2024) – Five people were critically injured after a speeding driver crashed Wednesday evening in the Rogers Park neighborhood. FOX 32 reports three children and two adults were taken to the hospital after the incident and left in critical condition. A 13-year-old boy was riding his bike near the…

Underage drinking and drug use are a factor in many Illinois car collisions. A new state law aims to reduce drunk driving crashes and hold those who enable underage drinking and drug use responsible for their actions. Here’s a closer look at this new law and what it means for those injured…

CHICAGO (May 21, 2024) – On Tuesday morning around 8:35 a.m., three school buses filled with Reed Custer Middle School students were heading to a field trip while driving in the right lane of I-55. Traffic slowed to a stop, but the last school bus was unable to stop in…

HONOLULU (April 16, 2024) – One person was killed and many others were injured when a bus crashed into two concrete barriers and pinned pedestrians against a wall at a cruise ship terminal in Honolulu. The 57-year-old bus driver was dropping off customers off at the cruise terminal in Honolulu…

Many drivers hold preconceptions about people who drive certain types of vehicles, but do these stereotypes have any basis in fact? Recent studies by Insurify reveal interesting patterns about which car models are most frequently involved in traffic violations. The connection between car models with the most speeding tickets and…

Over the past decade, vehicle manufacturers have introduced various crash avoidance technologies (CATs). Although these technologies originally appeared only in luxury vehicles, today, they are more common in affordable vehicle models, with some systems–like backup cameras–becoming mandatory for all new vehicles. Manufacturers tout these systems as helping reduce the risk…

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…

What to Know About Box Truck Accidents Did you suffer injuries in a box truck collision in Chicago? If so, you should not have to face the prospect of unexpected medical bills, lost income, and pain and suffering from a crash that was not your fault alone. An experienced personal…

HOUSTON – 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…

CHICAGO – 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…