The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that as many as 500,000 semi trucks currently traveling on U.S. roadways contain brakes that could catch fire. The NHTSA says its investigation involves mostly Kenworth and Peterbilt semis with brakes...
While many people understand that medical errors happen during surgeries or treatment plans, there are other kinds of patient injuries that can occur. For example, some patients are badly hurt due to ambulance collisions.Ambulance collisions happen more often than...
For most people, the term distracted driving will conjure up mental images of someone recording a Tik Tok video or reading a text message. Thanks in part to public awareness campaigns, distracted driving has almost become synonymous with the use of a phone while at...
Statewide, the Illinois Department of Transportation reports that nearly 1,000 people die annually in our state from injuries they suffer in collisions. Not surprisingly, the bustling hub of Chicago sees more than its fair share of wrecks.Below are the top seven sites...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that approximately one-third of all fatal motor vehicle accidents involve an impaired driver. Illinois has new recreational marijuana laws, and it raises a question: how will the new law affect highway safety?...
Lake Michigan is an enormous, inviting body of water. It can be a lot of fun to take the family out boating on the open waters, which is why boating is such a popular pastime for people in Illinois. Even if you've never been out on the ocean, you can experience what...
Nowadays, more and more people across Illinois and around the nation rely on ride-share companies to transport them around. As these services increase in popularity, so, too, do the number of questions users have about who bears liability for ride-share car wrecks....
Electric scooters are rising in popularity around the world as a convenient and fun means of transportation.However, the increase in their use has also seen an increase in serious and fatal injury accidents of riders. Rising numbersFor pedestrians and public transit...
Rollovers account for only about 3% of all major vehicle accidents in the U.S. However, they are the cause of roughly 30% of all passenger fatalities.Many people die when they are partially or fully ejected from the vehicle during a rollover. If the victims survive,...
Anyone in Illinois who drivers a Ford F-150 should be aware of a recent recall the manufacturer put out. The company has issued a recall of nearly two million of its pickup trucks due to a seat belt defect. The recall impacts F-150 models produced between...
