Chicago Distracted Driving Accident Lawyers

Distracted driving is defined as doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving. More than 1,000 people are injured in crashes that involve distracted drivers. The main types of distraction are cognitive, manual, and visual. A cognitive distraction is one that takes your mind off driving. Manual distractions are ones where you take your hands off the wheel such as adjusting a radio, eating, and visual is when you take your eyes off the road. The most common types of distracted driving activities are using a cell phone or eating. Using the navigation system in the vehicle can be a distraction as well. Texting, in particular, takes the driver’s attention away from the road for longer periods of time than other types of distractions. Younger drivers, those under the age of 20, are more at risk for distraction-related fatal crashes with the percentage being 10 percent of all drivers under 20.

Many states have been proactive and enacted laws that help raise awareness regarding the dangers of driving distracted. Illinois is one of the states that has banned sending or reading text messages while driving. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Chicago had the state’s highest rate of drivers that use phones to send messages. Distracted driving has been compared to someone who is driving under the influence. Both youths and adults attempt to justify reasons for driving distracted but the truth is, no reason is good enough to justify the death of another. Accidents can happen at any time and can cause serious injury. When injury or death occurs it is important to contact a Chicago distracted driving accident attorney in order to hold the right party responsible.

To arrange a free consultation about your case, please contact The Horwitz Law Group by e-mail or call 312-641-9200.

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Case Results

$6,900,000.00

for a motor vehicle wrongful death case.

$5,300,000.00

for a 75-year-old woman who suffered an above the knee amputation due to being run over by a private school bus.

$4,500,000.00

for a young lady who was run over by a private waste hauling company while crossing the street.

$3,600,000.00

for a trucking accident resulting in the death of the driver.

$3,000,000.00

for a 70 year old man who died, without any living relatives, seven months after being hit by a car while crossing the street.

$2,300,000.00

for a client whose family was killed by a street sweeper that ran a red light.

$2,100,000.00

for a client injured in a 2005 Metra train derailment case.

$1,600,000.00

for a minor rear-ended on an expressway in Kankakee.

$1,400,000.00

for a premises liability accident resulting in below the knee amputation.

$1,200,000.00

for a woman who was hit by a car while crossing the street.

$1,197,000.00

for a client who was injured on the CTA red line train.

$900,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car.

$800,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$750,000.00

for a rideshare accident injury.

$600,000.00

for a low-speed rear-end accident.

$500,000.00

for injuries in a van accident pulling a trailer.

$500,000.00

for a minor injured in a ride-share accident.

$495,000.00

for a pedestrian injured due to a sidewalk defect.

$350,000.00

for a passenger injured in a rideshare rollover accident.

$289,000.00

for a driver injured in an auto accident.

$270,000.00

for injuries from a right-turning truck.

$260,000.00

for a family injured in an auto accident.

$255,000.00

for a law enforcement officer rear-ended by a truck.

$250,000.00

for a motorcyclist rear-ended.

$233,000.00

for an individual injured by a dog.

$225,000.00

for a bicyclist hit by a car while crossing the street.

$201,000.00

for a driver rear-ended on the expressway.

$175,000.00

for a client who had lawyers at another law firm trying to settle the accident case for only $60,000.

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