When an accident happens before your eyes, do you stop to provide help or do you drive around the wreckage? Two Skokie brothers are being called heroes because they did the former—possibly saving lives in the process. According to the Chicago Tribune, a horrific accident happened at about 9:10 p.m. when an 18-wheeler struck a… Read More
Category: Accident News
I-80 Accident Kills One
March 12th, 2013Accidents caused by other car accidents are not as unusual as one would hope. Frequently, a distracted driver doesn’t notice traffic stopped in the road, causing a second and often worse accident than the initial crash. Such was the case this weekend when a second accident resulted in the death of a man on I-80.… Read More
Police Officers Hit by Drunk Driver in South Side Accident
February 27th, 2013Two police officers were hospitalized following a serious accident on the South Side this past weekend. Both officers were on duty when they were hit on 76th Street and Western Avenue, according to NBC Chicago. The accident happened around 8:40 p.m. The officers were in an unmarked SUV and were hit by a red Jaguar.… Read More
2012 Chicago Pedestrian Accidents Up Over Last Three Years
February 5th, 2013Pedestrian deaths are higher than they’ve been for the past three years, according to the Sun Times and the Chicago Police. In 2012, 48 people were killed when involved in pedestrian-vehicle accidents, compared with 35, 30, and 31 in the past three years. Bicycle deaths were also up. There were eight last year. Between 2001… Read More
Drunken Driving Accidents Rise During Holidays
December 28th, 2012All fatal accidents are unfortunate, and many of them are completely preventable. Often an accident could have been avoided had one person not been drinking and driving. Still, drunken driving accidents remain common. A 43-year-old man was killed recently when his pickup truck collided with a semi-truck in Hammond, according to police. The man was… Read More
Medical Helicopter Crash Under Investigation
December 21st, 2012A helicopter carrying a pilot and two nurses went down near Compton. The chopper had recently taken off from Rockford Memorial Hospital. According to the Chicago Tribune, the accident killed all of those on board, and multiple parties are investigating. Sixty-five-year-old veteran pilot Andy Olsen apparently radioed in that they had encountered bad weather on… Read More
When Recklessness Causes an Accident
December 7th, 2012We’ve all been there—behind the wheel and in a rush to get somewhere. But most of us keep our cool, realizing that there isn’t a whole lot we can do to speed traffic along or get around a train, for example. One recent Chicago accident illustrates why it’s so important to slow down and be… Read More
Hospital Infections: What You Should Know
October 26th, 2012With the tainted drug-related fungal meningitis outbreak still in the news, many people are waking up to the fact that hospitals aren’t always a source of wellness. On occasion, they can be a source of illness and infection. Hospital infections are just what they sound like, infections that are contracted and/or passed around through hospital… Read More
Children with “Chronic Conditions” More At Risk for Medical Errors
October 25th, 2012New research indicates that children with chronic medical problems are more likely to suffer adverse events at the hospital than other children. Published in the journal Pediatrics, the study shows these children are more at risk of medical errors. Researchers caution that even among children with chronic medical conditions, the rate of medical errors is… Read More
Is Bus Travel Safe?
October 24th, 2012It seems like we hear about new bus accidents every month. And though not all are as serious as the headline-making fatal tour bus crashes of recent past, the sheer number of accidents begs the question, “Are buses safe?” In general, buses are safe. Safer than cars, at least. Their size has a lot to… Read More
