Automobile Accidents

• 21 Year Old Killed Due to Toyota Safety Problems

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 26, 2010 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A 21 year old woman was killed in a collision in 2007, and her mother believes it was a result of failed brakes. Prior to the collision, the woman who owned a Toyota Yaris had taken the car into the...

• Toyota Admits Growth More Important Than Safety

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 23, 2010 3:57 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Once the manufacturer of one of the most reliable and safe vehicles on the road, Toyota is quickly plummeting to the bottom in the automobile kingdom. Consumers are no longer relying on Toyota's...

• Officer Killed on Lake Shore Drive - Too Icy or Not Enough Salt?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 23, 2010 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A Chicago police officer was killed during the early morning of February 22, 2010, when his car spun out of control on a Lake Shore Drive off ramp. The ramp was icy and the car smashed into a tree...

• How Long Has Toyota Known About Accelerator Problems?

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 09, 2010 12:07 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  In just the last few months Toyota alerted consumers to potential problems with sticking accelerators in several of its vehicles. Many consumers believe these problems have recently come to light,...

• Family Sues Car Manufacturer for Defective Tire Resulting in Death

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 21, 2008 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The family of an 18 year old man filed a lawsuit against Cooper Tire & Rubber Company after the man was killed when a tire blew out of the vehicle he was a passenger in and caused the vehicle to...

• Chicago Car Crash Injures 5

  Jamie G. Goldstein | October 20, 2008 3:58 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two vehicles collided Saturday in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Chicago's South Side. The collision between the Cadillac and mini-van was severe enough to cause the mini-van to roll over. The victims...

• Truck Rollover in Chicago Injures 3 People

  Jamie G. Goldstein | June 16, 2008 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two trucks rolled over this morning near interstate 294 and 9th street causing injuries to three people. An SUV was also involved in the collision. At least three people were transported to local...

• 3 Men Killed in Chicago Car Crash

  Jamie G. Goldstein | March 24, 2008 10:33 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  A fatal car collision took the lives of three family members and one other man. Five other people were also seriously injured in the crash, including a baby who was the son of one of the drivers. The three men killed were Jolliffs Thomas, Otis Thomas and Albert Cole Sr. It appears Cole was the driver of one of the cars at the time of the collision.Cole was driving eastbound when he crossed...

• One Killed and Five Injured in Overnight Traffic Crash

  Jenny Albano | February 21, 2008 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  On Wednesday night, February 20, there was a car accident that killed one and injured five, including two police officers. Eric Gray, 21, of the 2200 block of East 92nd Street, was pronounced dead at 3:45 a.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.The police officers were in their squad car when the accident occurred and Gray was in the other...

• Amtrak-Freight Train Collision in Chicago Being Investigated

  Jenny Albano | December 02, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of an Amtrak train and a freight train collision that injured dozens of people on Friday, November 30 in the south side of Chicago. The investigators are trying to figure out how both trains ended up on the same track at the same time.Out of the 187 passengers on the Amtrak train, 71 were sent to hospitals in the area. When...