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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 many people believe. Frustratingly, they are sometimes fatal, leading to severe consequences for patients,…

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 the wheel. The truth is that distraction comes from…

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 that have the most frequent wrecks in and around the city….

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? Studies show marijuana use slows reaction time, impairs time-and-distance perspective, and causes coordination problems. That…

A recent study in the BMJ Open found that car accidents increased 10% in Colorado after legalization of marijuana. Cannabis was legalized for medical use in Colorado in 2000 and for recreational use in 2012. For more please, read: Research Ties Marijuana Legalization to Car Accidents, Injuries “Dr. Gregory Marcus, author of the study…

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 the seas…

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. While, in a standard car crash, you can typically rely on your…

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 numbers For pedestrians and public transit commuters alike, the e-scooter provides a means for quicker, more convenient…

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, they may have to endure catastrophic, life-altering injuries….

Gill Ports Hoste LLC recently filed suit on behalf of the surviving husband and children of Corina Miller. Corina was a 41-year-old woman who lived in Wyoming, Illinois. She died on July 11, 2017 when the Jeep vehicle she was driving on a country road struck and went under a tanker trailer that was…