http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Donald W. Fohrman & Associates, LTD en-us 2011-12-27T09:43:32-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/princeton_illinois_banning_cel.html Some area law enforcement officers are skeptical in their reaction to a proposal to ban all cell phones in vehicles. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board, a federal safety board, called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-12-27T09:43:32-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/12/no_suprises_in_idot_survey.html Utica officials were not surprised at the results of a blind survey the Illinois Department of Transportation conducted in November about whether the state should tear down the existing Route 178 Illinois River bridge before constructing a new span. Overwhelmingly,... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-12-23T09:27:58-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/11/deer_make_night_driving_on_ill.html Fall is mating season, for deer that is... Which means that drivers need to exercise extra caution on area roadways. More than a half-a-million deer-car crashed occur annually in the US. The majority happen during November and December, mating season... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-11-02T16:45:36-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/10/illinois_supreme_court_overtur.html The Illinois Supreme court reversed a $43,000,000 verdict against Ford Motor company citing the lack of sufficient evidence in a fuel tank explosion that killed one person and severely burned another. Dora Mae Jablosnki and her husband John, were awarded... General Personal Injury Donald W. Fohrman 2011-10-03T13:15:51-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/09/illinois_woman_facing_toughter.html More serious criminal charges are being considered by prosecutors involving a case of a Buffalo Grove woman now that the man that she struck with her automobile has died. Prosecutors are alleging that she was texting and driving. Kelly Luch,... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-09-14T12:30:23-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/08/aurora_woman_charged_with_reck.html Can an Aurora who had the presence of marijuana in her urine, be held criminally responsible for an accident that killed two people. Does it mean that she was impaired at the time of the accident? The Illinois Supreme Court... Donald W. Fohrman 2011-08-24T13:28:48-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/07/illinois_to_benefit_from_toyot.html Toyota car company as committed $1,000,000 to assist the groth of Buckle Up For Life which originated in Ohio, Kentucky and California. The program will no extend to Illinois Colorado and Texas by 2012. The program was born by the... General Personal Injury Donald W. Fohrman 2011-07-11T14:45:25-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/06/illinois_governor_quinn_to_sig.html The current seatbelt laws in Illinois require only the front seat passengers and back seat passengers under 18, to wear their seatbelts. House Bill 219, headed for the Governor's desk, would require all passengers in a vehicle to buckle up.... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-06-17T11:16:44-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/05/7_million_expected_on_illinois.html According to the Ilinois Tollway Authority, Illinois can expect approximately 7,000,000 vehicles on the state's tollway system this holiday weekend. According to the Tollway, the holiday begins today, May 27 and goes through May 31. Heaviest travel on Illinois tollways... Community News Donald W. Fohrman 2011-05-27T10:40:16-06:00 http://www.illinoispersonalinjurylawyerblog.com/2011/05/joliet_illinois_residents_worr.html Increasing police presence may be the only way to stop accidents along an "improved" section of Route 59. Another suggestion was to plant sturdy trees in the backyards of the homes that line that section of Route 59 to stop... Donald W. Fohrman 2011-05-10T10:17:58-06:00