Auto Accidents

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Thousands of people die in accidents involving distracted driving each year. Hundreds of thousands are injured.

Don't let your Valentine's Day get derailed by a drunk driving crash. Like any day of celebration, February 14 presents an opportunity in which adults are likely to imbibe. Although it's impossible to do anything about the behavior of other motorists you'll be sharing the road with, you can be responsible for your own actions.

Below we offer 5 tips for responding to the aftermath of a car wreck. Please remember: Do not in any way apologize or say you are sorry to the other driver. Doing so could be used against you. On the other hand, it's also not a good idea to get angry or yell at the other driver. Try to remain calm and keep these pointers in mind –

You set your clock back 1 hour last night for the end of daylight saving time. Doing so means it will be lighter earlier in the day and also darker earlier in the day. You can expect sunset in Chicago as early as 4:40 p.m. this week.

This week, October 21-27, is National Teen Driver Safety Week. Teens new to driving are at a high risk when they get behind the wheel. Consider the scope of the problem as illustrated by these statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:

Preliminary data from the Illinois Department of Transportation shows that there have been 496 fatal crashes in our state in 2018 thus far.