Chicago Motor Vehicle Accidents Law Blog

A 23-month old girl died in a Chicago area school bus accident. It is alleged that the bus accident occurred as the result of a collision of the school bus with a van that took place in the Naperville area. Though two others were injured, no one else sustained any life threatening injuries.

The young girl was taken the hospital by helicopter immediately after the accident occurred. Though the girl was able to hold onto life for close to a week, she eventually did die of her injuries. Police are continuing their investigation of the matter and are asking anyone for information to contact their unit.

When it comes to airplane crashes and other aviation accidents it's vital to thoroughly investigate what has occurred. This is particularly true when we are dealing with an extremely experienced airplane pilot being on board when the plane crashed.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board spent at least a couple of days investigating what occurred during a recent Chicago area airplane accident that killed two people. One of the individuals killed was a flight instructor who had flown fixed-wing medical transport flights for over ten years. However, it is unclear whether he or the other individual killed was actually piloting the plane at the time that the accident occurred.

The causes of motorcycle accidents are not always easy to determine. A recent motorcycle accident in Chicago resulted in one motorcycle rider being killed and another being seriously injured.

Two motorcycles were riding together when one of the riders apparently lost control of his bike when striking an object that was left lying on the road. The other motorcycle rider then struck the first motorcycle and both riders ended up hitting the pavement. The rider that was killed apparently died at the scene of the crash.

By sheer weight, there is no contest between a Chicago freight train and a pickup truck. In a collision, the train will cause devastating damage to the motor vehicle. And yet, a man drove through the train warning gates, which were lowered, and apparently sped up to beat a freight train. The 40-year-old man's girlfriend paid the ultimate price.

According to news reports, the 40-year-old driver responsible for the fatal accident was an impaired driver at the time of the car and train collision. At the time of the 3 a.m. crash, the driver had a blood alcohol concentration level of 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit.