Car Accidents

What to Do After a Car Accident With an Underinsured or Uninsured Driver

March 14, 2024

All Illinois drivers are required to carry valid insurance, including a certain amount of uninsured driver insurance. Unfortunately, some drivers take to the roads without having adequate insurance, while others are uninsured entirely. Uninsured driver coverage…

What Does a Car Accident Case Look Like in Illinois?

February 7, 2024

Getting injured in a car accident can upend your life, leaving you struggling with pain and significant financial losses. A key part of a car accident case is determining who is at fault so that you…

Five Motorists Collide with Illinois State Police Patrol Vehicles During Holiday Weekend

January 18, 2024

Over the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend, Illinois State Police reported five separate collisions involving drivers hitting State Police Patrol vehicles. Among these incidents, four occurred in the larger Chicago metropolitan area. Notably,…

Chicago-Area Fatal Crashes Decreased Slightly in 2023

January 8, 2024

Statistics on deadly car accidents in Chicago and surrounding areas show that total car accident deaths dropped in most counties in 2023 as compared to 2022. In counties with increased death rates, the changes were slight.…

Icy Conditions Pose Hazards and Increase Car Accident Risks on Chicago Roads

December 19, 2023

A deadly morning unfolded on Chicago’s roadways as icy conditions wreaked havoc during a recent morning commute. Drivers had to deal with the dangerous effects of overnight precipitation and rapidly dropping temperatures. The icy conditions on…

Federal Agency Reports Fewer US Traffic Deaths in 2022

May 9, 2023

Deaths on US roadways decreased slightly in 2022 as compared to 2021, according to new estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The NHTSA recently released updated estimates for US car accident deaths in…

Lake County, IL Wrong-Way Accidents

February 7, 2023

Wrong-way driving is one of the nation’s more persistent and devastating threats. These accidents often result in serious injuries and fatalities because they tend to involve head-on crashes. As wrong-way driving increases, many transportation and traffic…

Briskman Briskman & Greenberg Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers Represents Woman Injured in Joliet Crash While 9 Months Pregnant

January 5, 2023

Briskman Briskman & Greenberg Personal Injury & Car Accident Lawyers is representing a woman who was injured in a car accident in Joliet, Illinois, while she was nine months pregnant. According to Illinois State Police, the…

Chicago Named One of the Worst U.S. Cities to Drive In

December 15, 2022

Drivers are back on the roads in full force amid the easing of work-from-home policies and pandemic-related closures. American drivers, however, are struggling with high gas prices and arduous daily commutes. With more vehicles on the…

What Are The Safest and Deadliest Ways to Travel in Chicago?

December 13, 2022

We use a variety of ways to get around, whether it is commuting to work by train, taking a flight to go on vacation, or driving a car to run errands. Our ways of traveling have…