Chicago Car Accident Attorney Blog

Several times weekly, Chicago Police Officer Steve shoups parks his patrol carl at the intersection of Belden and Lincoln Park West waiting for someone to blow a stop sign.

He'll stop the offender and hand them a ticket , but not before applynig a sticker to it that reads "REMEMBER MAYA! Maya was killed by a driver who failed to stop at a stop sign and yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. STOP AT STOP SIGNS! YIELD TO PEOPLE IN CROSSWALKS!"

It happened on May 20, 2006. Maya, who was just four-years-old, was with her family when they were crossing Lincoln Park West walking westbound from the Zoo, when a Lexus, which was headed northbound, blew the stop sign

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American cars may not be as popular as they used to be, but according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, they are a lot safer.

The IIHS recently conducted a head-on collision involving a 2009 Chevy Mailbiy and 1959 Chevy Bel Air.

The crash was a "frontal offset" crash that puts stress on the frame of the car. Both cars were moving at 40 miles per hour.

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Marian Anderson was outraged after learning that her husband was killed this past week by a man who was on parole from a reckless homicide conviction.

For the second time, Brian Dozier, 52, was charged with reckless homicide. He was given a $2,000,000 bond on Sunday.

Anderson was watching TV last Thursday morning when she learned about the accident that killed her husband.

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