Dolton Car Accident Lawyer

Car accidents in Dolton can be devastating. Even if you do everything right behind the wheel and pay attention to your surrounding while wearing a seat belt, another motorist’s reckless or careless behavior can result in a life-threatening or even deadly motor vehicle crash. You deserve to seek compensation, and an experienced Dolton car accident lawyer can help.

Get the Facts About Dolton Car Accidents

What do you need to know about car accidents in Dolton? According to a report from the Illinois Department of Transportation, the following are some key facts and figures about car crashes in the state in recent years:

In 2019, there were 312,988 motor vehicle collisions reported to police. In 2020, while much of the state was under stay-at-home orders, reported crashes dropped to 246,752.
About 21 percent of all reported car accidents involved injury (about 52,000 collisions).
Over 1,000 accidents in Illinois resulted in a fatality in 2020.
Speeding was a primary factor in more than 31 percent of all collisions in 2020.
In 2020, motorcycle accidents accounted for about 14 percent of all fatal collisions and about 4 percent of all injury crashes in Illinois.
Truck accidents in 2020 accounted for about 4 percent of all accidents and over 9 percent of deadly collisions.

Causes of Dolton Car Crashes

What causes most traffic collisions in Dolton? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the following are some of the most common causes of motor vehicle crashes:

Aggressive driving
Distracted driving
Fatigued or drowsy driving
Drunk driving or impaired driving
Auto defect
Poor road conditions
Inclement weather

Statute of Limitations in Your Dolton Car Accident Case

The Illinois statute of limitations (735 ILCS 5/13-202) for most personal injury cases, including most car accident claims, is two years. What is the statute of limitations? The statute of limitations is the period of time in which a personal injury victim is permitted to file a legal claim. With a two-year statute of limitations for a car accident case, an injury victim must file their claim within two years from the date they sustained the injuries, which is the date of the accident.

Typically, unless there is a way to “toll” the statute of limitations (or to stop it from running), once that two-year period is up, the victim cannot file a claim for compensation. Given the short time window, it is extremely important to speak with a Dolton car accident attorney as soon as possible.

Contributory Fault and Your Dolton Car Accident Claim

What will happen if the court says you are partially at fault for the accident? Under Illinois contributory fault law (735 ILCS 5/2-1116), as long as you are not 51 percent or more at fault for the crash, then you can still recover damages. However, your recovery will be reduced by the proportion of your fault. For example, if the court finds you are 10 percent at fault, your recovery will be reduced by 10 percent.

Contact a Car Accident Lawyer in Dolton

If you or someone you love sustained serious injuries in a motor vehicle collision, you should have an aggressive car accident lawyer in Dolton on your side. Contact The Horwitz Law Group to learn more about how you can obtain financial compensation.

Meet Your
Winning Team

MARK J. HORWITZ

Managing Partner

JARED J. DUGGAN

Managing Attorney

ANGIE GALAVIZ

Legal Assistant

LAURINE SARGENT

Legal Assistant

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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