Central Illinois Law Blog
What should you do if police pull you over for a DUI?
You made a decision to get behind the wheel after having a few drinks. You may have felt sober enough to drive or felt like you wouldn’t run into any cops on your drive. But now there are flashing red lights behind you. What should you do? Whether the officer pulled...
How should you help your kids learn to drive?
Most people remember what it was like to get their driver's license. You can probably recall how nervous you were when you first got behind the wheel and how exciting it was to drive yourself to school once you passed your driver's test.Years later, your experience in...
What do you do when you are involved in a crash?
It seems typical to believe you are a better driver than your friends and family members. And you probably adhere to the posted speed limit, find a designated driver for your nights out on the town and maintain a safe following distance during inclement weather.The...
DUI conviction penalties in Illinois
All drivers know they should not drive under the influence of a substance rendering them unfit for safe motor vehicle operation. Some drivers, feeling the existing law is restrictive, decide to remove the "should not drive" and replace it with "should not get caught...
Have witnesses ready in car crash cases
Auto accident cases in Illinois tend to revolve around witness testimony, but it may not be the kind you expect. There are, in fact, two main types of witnesses you may find on the stand. These two categories have very little in common except for the fact...
Illinois man charged with fifth DUI
A routine traffic stop on the night of April 6 led to a 43-year-old Illinois man being charged with drunk driving for the fifth time according to a report from the St. Charles Police Department. The St. Charles resident was being held at the Kane County Jail on...
Passengers in new trucks may be more prone to injury than drivers
Since 2017, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been conducting crash tests on both the driver and passenger sides of vehicles. After a recent round of crash tests on 11 newer two-row pickup trucks, the IIHS came to an important conclusion that Illinois...
Staying safe as dog bites increase
As spring settles in, people begin to spend more time outside. This can increase the chances of individuals encountering dogs, which can inadvertently increase the chances of a dog bite. If you or a loved one do receive serious injury from a dog bite, it may be...
Distraction linked with higher risk for highway work zone crashes
Highway work zones have long been known to pose a challenge to road safety in Illinois and across the U.S. This is because the narrow lanes of a construction area are always much less safe. Researchers at the University of Missouri have found out that these zones are...
Safety technology in trucks could save lives
Every year, many people are killed in crashes involving large trucks in Illinois and around the country. The size and weight differences between commercial trucks and passenger vehicles make trucking accidents much more dangerous than other types of collisions. Large...
