Traffic Safety Campaign Results For St. Charles In the May 20 post, “Illinois Seat Belt Usage Campaign” various seat belt usage and traffic safety enforcement efforts were highlighted that were to run through Memorial Day weekend in Kane County as well as other areas throughout Illinois. The St. Charles Police Department released statistics with regard …
Fatal Car Accident In Kane County There was a fatal car accident in Elgin, Illinois on Tuesday evening (May 27, 2014) that happened as a parolee fled police in his car. This fatal Kane County accident happened at approximately 5:08 p.m., after the parolee fled from Elgin Police as they attempted to stop him at Dundee …
Bicycle Accident In Kane County A 12-year-old boy from Aurora, Illinois was hit early this morning (May 21, 2014) as he rode his bicycle. According to Aurora Police, this accident happened at approximately 6:35 a.m. The accident happened as the boy was riding his bike on the sidewalk near Frost Drive and South Eola Road, …
Seat Belt Usage Campaign For Kane County And Illinois On May 20, 2014, the Illinois Department Of Transportation (IDOT) issued a news release regarding the “Click It or Ticket” campaign. The news release is titled “IDOT, ISP, Local Law Enforcement Encourage All Motorists To ‘Click It or Ticket” to Help Avoid Fatal Vehicle Crashes.” A …
Air Bag Deployment Issues Various questions and concerns have arisen regarding the car accidents involving the GM cars (since recalled) that have GM’s defective ignition switches. One of the many questions regarding car accidents involving GM’s faulty ignition switches is why the cars’ air bags failed to deploy in the 13 fatal accidents that are believed to have …
Seat Belt Usage And Statistics Yesterday (May 9, 2014) IDOT issued a press release titled “Illinois Law Enforcement Out in Force to Remind Motorists to ‘Click It or Ticket.’” This release discusses a variety of issues with regard to seat belt usage trends and associated fatal vehicle accident trends in Illinois. An excerpt includes: “Even …
Motorcycle Accident In Aurora, Illinois Yesterday (May 8, 2014) a motorcyclist who lost control of his motorcycle struck three bicyclists in Aurora, Illinois. At the time of the accident, the bicyclists were waiting on a sidewalk wanting to cross the street. The crash occurred around 8:25 a.m. near Montgomery Road and Frontenac Street. An excerpt …
