It is well-known and well-understood that texting while driving and otherwise engaging in distracting behaviors behind the wheel is dangerous. Yet, the scourge of distracted driving crashes continues to cause thousands of deaths and hundreds of thousands of injuries every year in the U.S. Why, if motorists generally understand that distracted driving is hazardous, is…
If someone negligently or recklessly causes a collision that ends another person’s life, they can be held accountable in more than one way. The state may pursue a criminal case against the driver for what they’ve done, while family members of the victim can pursue a claim in civil court, instead. The civil case, known…
If you’re one of the millions of people who own a smartwatch, you know it gives you a lot of information and lets you communicate via phone, text, and other methods. Unfortunately, some people use them while they’re driving, which can be more dangerous than talking on a cellphone. That was the finding of one…
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Illinois, you might be lucky and sustain only minor wounds — or you could end up with serious problems. One of the most common (and most debilitating) physical results of a collision involves damage to the spine. In fact, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury…
