Illinois family involved in SUV rollover crash 5 of 6 family members not wearing seat belts Father dies in car accident, 5 other family members suffer injuries The simple truth of the matter is that seat belts can and do save Read More
Car Accidents
How to Safely Share the Road with Wildlife
As if it weren’t already challenging enough to navigate roads with pedestrians, cyclists, all types of vehicles, drivers must also share the roads with wildlife. Although nighttime, fall, and winter are prominent times for animal-related accidents, Read More
Deadly car crash in Illinois tied to cell phone distracted driving?
Fatal car crash in Illinois claims life of 61-year-old man Pedestrian walking along Illinois 140 when collision occurred Authorities believe distracted driving by cell phone use to blame, plan to seek felony charge against driver A Read More
Americans concerned about unsafe road conditions, car accidents
• 59% of Americans worry about unsafe road conditions; • 28% of Americans say car accidents they were involved in caused by those deteriorating road conditions; • 32,885 individuals died in car accidents during 2010; • 187,921 individuals Read More
Firehouse Magazine honors St. Louis firefighters after car accident, other incidents
Firefighters honored by Firehouse Magazine for heroism 3 of them pulled people from a burning vehicle to safety after car accident Other firefighters saved people from apparent suicide attempt and various home fires St. Louis Read More
SUV rollover crash injures 11, linked to overloaded vehicle
Recent SUV rollover crash injures 11 in Illinois Ages of the car crash victims ranged from 3 months to 34 years Car crash believed to be because SUV was an overloaded vehicle Many people in Illinois and Missouri underestimate just Read More
Man, 21, dies in fatal car crash just months after mother, 44, died in another
44-year-old woman slain in out-of-control driver deadly car crash Driver in that case charged with misdemeanor careless and imprudent driving Just 8 months later, slain woman’s 21-year-old son dies in bicycle accident A recent car Read More
Criminal wrongdoing found by DOJ in GM ignition safety defect case
GM failed to promptly issue recall after ignition switch safety defect S. Department of Justice conducted criminal investigation into case Government has identified criminal wrongdoing on part of GM Record fine even larger than Read More
29-vehicle car accident in St. Louis due to wet weather driving conditions?
Wet weather driving conditions apparently caused 29-vehicle pileup The St. Louis chain reaction collision happened on I-70 and involved two separate crashes Drivers can follow certain precautions during wet weather to increase Read More
Study looks at patterns related to teen drivers and risk taking
Study published in April issue of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Involved 25 teenagers completing a driving simulation with 26 intersections Teen drivers completed course once alone and once with mothers watching When mothers Read More
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