Will County Accident Law Firm Concentrates on Motor Vehicle Accidents
Illinois Motor Vehicle Accident Attorneys Work Hard for Crash Victims
Illinois is the site of hundreds of motor vehicle accidents each day, and while some are minor, others cause severe injuries or fatalities.
- In September 2019, two severe motor vehicle accidents involving semitrailers resulted in the deaths of two people who were traveling in passenger vehicles. These deaths were just two of the 805 highway fatalities that have been recorded in the state as of October 25, 2019.
- There were 199 fatal motorcycle crashes last year in Illinois, representing 12 percent of all traffic fatalities but only three percent of the total vehicle registrations in the state.
- Over a five-year span (2013 to 2017) Illinois crash fatalities increased 11 percent. The number one cause of fatalities was speed, which accounted for 42.2 percent of deadly crashes.
- More than 70 percent of the fatalities as well as non-fatal injuries that result from crashes involving large trucks in the state are the occupants of passenger vehicles, not the drivers and passengers of the large trucks.
- Motor vehicle accidents are one of the leading causes of severe injury and death for children in Illinois.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, over 38 percent of the fatally injured drivers in the state had a positive blood alcohol concentration (BAC), indicating that they had been drinking prior to getting behind the wheel. Approximately one-third of all fatal crashes in Illinois are related to speed.
Contact a Proficient Illinois Motor Vehicle Accident Attorney Today
Did you suffer serious injuries in a motor vehicle accident in Will County, Illinois? Contact the accident attorneys at Kelly Law Offices, LLC online or call 1-800-859-8800 to schedule your free initial consultation today.
