Yesterday morning, a 93-year old woman was injured when she was hit by a Loyola Unviersity shuttle bus.  

The accident occurred on Chicago's North Side at the intersection of Sheridan Road and Bryn Mawr Avenue.  Shortly after 10 a.m., the elderly woman was hit by the bus while walking north on Sheridan.  The bus was traveling southbound on Sheridan and was turning left into the eastbound lanes of Bryn Mawr when it struck the pedestrian.

Paramedics took the 93-year old woman to Advocate Illinois Medical Center with multiple injuries, including a broken nose.  The hospital listed the woman as being in critical condition, but she later improved to serious but stable condition.

Police cited the bus driver with failure to yield to the right of way of a pedestrian.   

If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident, contact the Chicago pedestrian accident attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to learn more about your rights.

A 5-year study conducted by the Chicago Department of Transportation reveals that the majority of pedestrian accidents in Chicago occur at the crosswalk.  The study examined accidents between 2005 and 2009.

Almost 80 percent of pedestrian accidents that occurred in Chicago in these years happened when people were legally using a crosswalk.  In addition, the study found that the majority of pedestrian accidents involved cars that were making a turn.

From 2005 to 2009, there were 17,487 pedestrian accidents in Chicago involving 18,377 pedestrians.  16 percent of these pedestrian accidents were fatal or caused serious injury.

About 33 percent of pedestrian accidents are hit-and-run accidents.  Furthermore, around 30 percent of the pedestrians in pedestrian accidents in Chicago from 2005 to 2009 were teenagers.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a pedestrian accident in Chicago, contact the Chicago pedestrian accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. by calling 312-466-8200 today.

Yesterday, an 87-year old man was injured in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in the Northwest Side's Belmont Gardens neighborhood. 

According to the Chicago Police, the accident occurred at 3:50 p.m. at the 4400 block of West Fullerton Avenue.  Witnesses to the accident told officers that a green Jeep Grand Cherokee hit the man and fled the scene of the accident.  

The driver in the accident was reported to have fled to a gas station at the 2400 block of North Kostner Avenue where he exited his vehicle and ran away on foot.  

Paramedics took the 87-year old victim to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital where he was listed as being in critical condition.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a pedestrian accident in Chicago, contact the Chicago pedestrian accident attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to discuss your situation with one of our experienced and compassionate injury lawyers.

Earlier this month, an 82-year old woman struck 2 pedstrians as she was driving the wrong-way down North Michigan Avenue in Chicago.  The wrong-way driver was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of Michigan Ave. at around 5 p.m. on Friday, July 1.

The woman struck a 31-year old pedestrian and a 35-year old pedestrian as they were crossing the street.  Both victims were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the accident.  

After striking the two pedestrians, the woman's vehicle struck another vehicle, which was pushed into a third vehicle.  The 82-year old was cited with 6 traffic violations including negligent driving.  Investigators are still unsure of how the woman came to be traveling the wrong-way down Michigan Ave.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a pedestrian accident in Chicago, contact the Chicago pedestrian accident attorneys of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 to discuss your case. 

An employee of the city of Chicago recently lost control of the work truck they were driving and struck 8 pedestrians.  The accident occurred on a Saturday afternoon earlier this month and most of the pedestrians were taking part in a wedding photo shoot in Gold Coast.

The injured pedestrians included a 2-year old, 2 adults listed as critically injured, and 5 others with unspecified injuries.  The 2-year old suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was treated at Children's Memorial Hospital.  

According to police reports, the accident happened at 6 E. Cedar Street at around 12:20 P.M when the driver of a Department of Streets and Sanitation Ford F-150 pickup truck was traveling north on State Street and lost control at the three-way intersection of State, Cedar, and Rush.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a pedestrian accident, contact the Chicago pedestrian accident lawyers of Friedman & Bonebrake, P.C. at 312-466-8200 and set up an appointment to meet with one of our experienced attorneys.