Every driver is prone to becoming drowsy while behind the wheel. If this happens to you, it's critical to get off the road as quickly as possible. From there, you can decide how to best proceed with your safety in mind.While there is no guaranteed way to avoid drowsy...
Car Accidents
Avoid these insurance claim mistakes to ease your stress
After a motor vehicle accident, it won't be long before you're digging up the contact information for your insurance company. While you hope the claims process goes as planned, you know that there are many challenges standing in your way.These are the types of...
Grandmother, grandson die in rollover accident
For many years, SUVs have been among the biggest-selling new vehicles in motor vehicle dealer showrooms. They're also some of the biggest passenger vehicles on American roads, and they pose some important safety risks. A collision involving two SUVs and a pickup truck...
6-car pileup on icy overpass
As the weather gets colder in the Chicago metropolitan area, the driving conditions get worse. All of us who have lived through Midwestern winters know what to expect, but nonetheless, many of us are taken by surprise by it every year in the first days of...
Hit-and-run accident leaves pedestrian dead
Many people in the Arlington Heights area enjoy spending time outside and walking to their destination. Whether they are pedestrians out enjoying some fresh air and exercise or if they're pedestrians on their way to work or the local store, walking is a great way to...
Distracted driving continues to be an issue in Chicago area
Most Chicago area residents understand the importance of avoiding driving while distracted. Distracted driving is extremely dangerous, and it seems like every year there is something else that can distract a driver. Drivers are no longer just changing the radio...
Safety advocates worried about proposed changes to trucking rules
Driving safely requires being attentive and cautious, and a driver who is too tired to be attentive and cautious is an unsafe driver. This is true for all drivers, and it is especially important for people driving large trucks, since any collision they might cause can...
Drunk drivers still a serious hazard on state roadways
Despite decades of increased enforcement, harsher penalties and public awareness campaigns, drunk driving continues to be a serious hazard on Illinois roadways. Statistics indicate the problem may have even grown worse in recent years.The Illinois Department of...
Pedestrian injured in Chicago-area hit-and-run
Our readers know that Chicago, as one of the most populous cities in America, has quite a few pedestrians near roadways on any given day. In the unfortunate situations in which pedestrians are struck by a motor vehicle, such a case usually does not end well for the...
Multiple crashes occur at the same accident scene in Illinois
Car accidents involving multiple vehicles are not rare, but the collisions involved usually don't occur at two separate times at the same accident scene. However, that was the case recently in Illinois as a bus, pedestrian, police vehicle and another vehicle were all...