Monday ended the month of May and Motorcycle Awareness Month, but Chicago Police hope their Memorial Day message inspired both motorcyclists and drivers to always remember to take the appropriate precautions when driving.

Chicago police departments came together for a driving safety course to improve their driving skills and hopefully inspire the community to do the same.  WGN correspondent Tom Negovan joined, a motorcyclist himself, to learn more and practice on their test course.  Negovan was involved in a motorcycle crash last September and had not ridden since his accident, until Monday.  Negovan stated, "years of riding and two safety courses couldn't have saved me from a crash that wrote-off my bike and nearly ended my life". 

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration describes the "textbook" motorcycle crash as happening at intersections where a vehicle that cannot see the motorcyclist cuts them off, usually when turning left. 

 In 2008, and estimated 96,000 motorcyclists were injured while driving.

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Seven people were injured, four critically, in an early-morning crash Sunday on Chicago's North Side.

According to Larry Langford, a spokesman with the Chicago Fire Department, six people were transported to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and another to northwestern Memorial Hospital following an early morning crash Sunday. Four of the injured people are listed in critical condition.

A spokesman for the Chicago Police Department, Robert Perez, said the driver of an Audi was attempting to navigate a left turn onto Western Avenue when a Lexus sedan smashed into the vehicle at the Irving Park Road intersection. Police responded to a call of an accident shortly before 4:20 a.m., Perez said. Following a preliminary investigation police determined that the Audi's driver failed to yield to oncoming traffic.

The driver of the Lexus was not wearing a seatbelt, according to Langford, and was sent through the car's windshield. Firefighters had to extract two people their vehicle(s). 

Perez said there were four men and one woman, ages 25 to 33, in the Audi at the time of the crash. 

Langford said the intersection was wet from rain at the time of the crash; however Perez said it is unclear if bad weather, drugs, or alcohol were factors in the accident.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a Chicago car accident, it is important to understand the legal options available to a victim in the aftermath of a car crash. Please contact a Chicago personal injury lawyer of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200.

A Chicago police officer was killed in an early morning car accident Monday. 

Third-generation police officer, Sgt. Alan Haymaker, was killed in the line of duty when he lost control of his squad car on an icy ramp on Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. Haymaker had been assigned to work the street on the overnight shift in the Town Hall District, he was responding to a call of a burglary in process, shortly before 5:30 a.m. when the accident occurred.

Assistant police superintendent for the city, James Jackson, said Haymaker was trapped inside his squad car after it smashed into a tree and pole. He was pronounced dead around two-and-a-half hours later. Jackson said "icy road conditions were a factor," adding that he was deeply saddened by the loss. "Words cannot express the sorrow we feel..."

Haymaker is the first Chicago police officer to die in the line of duty this year. 

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A fatal building collapse on the Illinois State University campus has forced the university to examine 16 other buildings to determine whether there are structural flaws that may lead to future accidents. A 57-year old excavation worker was killed when a column fell on top of the cab of his excavator. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is currently investigating the accident, but may not be able to release it's findings until this June.

Workplace accidents can often cause serious injuries or death. The Chicago worker's compensation attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. are here to help you if you or someone you love has been seriously hurt in an accident at work. Contact us at 312-466-8200 to discuss your claim today. 

A single-car accident early Saturday morning left four Chicago men with serious injuries after their 2003 Chevy Tahoe rolled over while heading southbound on Dan Ryan. Authorities believe the driver of the vehicle attempted to cross three lanes of traffic and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to roll over before coming to a stop upside-down on a guardrail. The men, all between the ages of 19-25 were apparently ejected from the vehicle and while three suffered only minor injuries, a fourth was taken to the hospital in critical condition.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident caused by the recklessness or negligence of another individual, you may be able to pursue a personal injury lawsuit against the individual or individuals responsible. For help with your personal injury claim, contact the Chicago personal injury lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C.  at 312-466-8200 today.