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Facts about Accidents in Illinois

 
 
Did You Know?    
 
 
Jackknife is a very dangerous highway factor
Jackknife can occur at any time during the crash sequence. In this report, jackknifing is restricted to truck tractors pulling a trailing unit in which the trailing unit and the pulling vehicle rotate with respect to each other.

 

Accidents can happen anywhere at any time in Illinois. When you are at home, at work, or driving your car to the supermarket, a serious accident may result in debilitating injuries that could threaten your well-being and financial security.

 
State Accident Statistics    
 
 
Accident Fatalities in Illinois
INTERSTATE 93
OTHER,PRINCIPAL,ARTERIAL 81
MINOR,ARTERIAL 121
MAJOR,COLLECTOR 123
LOCAL 122

Source: US Department of Transportation
 

Every year millions of people obtain personal injuries as a result of accidents. Whether it is a car accident, boating accident, or a simple slip & fall accident, others may be responsible for your injuries. Our Illinois Accident Lawyer will help you fight back at those whose negligence may be responsible for your pain. To locate Accident Lawyers nationwide click here.

Our Illinois Accident Lawyers specialize in all aspects of accident law. From researching the merits of your case to fighting for you in court, Illinois Accident Lawyers will work for you with all their expertise and legal experience.

 
Illinois Verdicts and Settlements    
 
 
Illinois woman receives $11.5 million for injury sustained in car crash (6/12/2002)
Salonica Prado, age 17, sustained permanent brain damage when the car in which she was a passenger, that was being chased by Evanston, Illinois police officers in an unmarked car, crashed into a commercial building.
 

The following are the most common kinds of accidents that cause personal injury:

  • Automobile Accidents
  • Slip and Fall
  • Workplace Accidents
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Motorcycle Accidents
  • Boat Accidents
  • SUV Rollovers

Contact our Illinois Accident Lawyers if you have ever experienced a personal injury and think others are at fault for the accident.


 
Accident Audio & Video    
 
  Coal Mining Accident
Audio, RM, 32 Kbps, 3:46, 9/25/2001

A cave-in at an Alabama coal mine led to explosions and the worst U.S. mining accident in more than 16 years. Noah Adams talks with reporter David Firestone of The New York Times.
Source: National Public Radio


The above accident video and audio will show how other accident victims are dealing with their own dangerous accident issues.

 
 
Illinois Accident Links    
 
 

Hodgkins, Illinois Grade Crossing Accident
Grade Crossing Accident Hodgkins, Illinois 2.August.1988. Packer Engineering of Naperville, IL was hired by The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railwy
NTSB Abstract HAR-96/02
Abstract of Collison of Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad ... From its investigation of this accident, the Safety Board identified the fo

 


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News about Accidents in Illinois and nationwide:

Preventing Chronic Whiplash Pain Biobehavioral Approach
More than 1.8 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain and disability following motor vehicle accidents -MVAs- each year. ...
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In Massachusetts, State Police Respond to Route 95 Sharon Crash
On 03/26/2006 at about 5:45 a.m., State Police from the Foxboro Barracks responded to a two-car crash on Route 95 North, north of exit 8, in S...
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Accident Terms

 
 


Today's Terms

Adjudication

Definition:
A judgment or decree Adversary system - Basic U.S. trial system in which each of the opposing parties has opportunity to state his viewpoints before the court. Plaintiff argues for defendant's guilt (criminal) or liability (civil). Defense argues for defendant's innocence (criminal) or against liability civil).

Reference Point

Definition:
In angular momentum, the point in space around which the motion of an object is described. The angular momentum of an object is defined in relation to some point, the reference point. The velocity and radius of an object are measured from the reference point.

Advanced Frontal Airbags

Definition:
Advanced frontal air bags are designed to meet the needs of the occupant in a variety of specific crash situations. Depending on design, advanced frontal air bag systems automatically determine if and with what level of power the driver frontal air bag and the passenger frontal air bag will inflate.

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Accident Hot Topics

 
Topics Related to Accidents:

  • Head Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Neck Injury
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Severed Limb

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Illinois Accident Attorney

 
If you live in the following cities and need an Accident attorney you should contact our Accident Attorney as soon as possible:

  • Arlington Heights
  • Aurora
  • Bartlett
  • Berwyn
  • Bolingbrook
  • Buffalo Grove
  • Carol Stream
  • Chicago
  • Chicago Heights
  • Cicero
  • Des Plaines
  • Elgin
  • Glenview
  • Granite City
  • Harvey
  • Joliet
  • Lockport
  • Lombard
  • Mchenry
  • Moline
  • Mount Prospect
  • Normal
  • Oak Lawn
  • Palatine
  • Plainfield
  • Tinley Park
  • Waukegan
  • Wheaton


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