If you have an elderly parent, you may have mild concern about his or her ability to perform everyday tasks. Nevertheless, because driving can be dangerous for individuals in their 70s and 80s, you may need to intervene to keep your parent safe. According to the...
car accidents
Wrong-way interstate drivers will be on your left
Wrong-way accidents on the interstate are very frightening. They often happen at night and they often involve alcohol. They also happen so fast that drivers who are in the proper lane may have little time to react. Considering that it's a very violent crash, the idea...
With tailgaters, focus on solving the problem
When someone starts tailgating, it's easy to focus on the severe danger this puts you in. It's easy to act emotionally. Many people do things like slamming on their brakes or slowing down even more just to make the tailgater angry. This is the beginning of a potential...
Most car accidents come from this one cause
Does the road ever feel too chaotic? Accidents happen for so many reasons. You have to contend with drunk drivers, distracted drivers, inexperienced drivers, road sign and control issues, poor weather conditions and a whole host of other issues. It feels like...
Intoxicated wrong-way driver causes crash
A man in Illinois drove the wrong way down the road and caused a head-on crash. He has been arrested, and police say he was intoxicated at the time of the wreck. That wreck happened on US 34 on Jan. 25. It took place at approximately 7:30 p.m., per reports. The police...
How parents can help teens be safe drivers
Teens are much-maligned for being unsafe drivers who cause too many accidents, but it does not have to be that way. There are plenty of things that concerned parents can do to help their teens drive safely. Where should you start? Naturally, your teen needs to go...
Do one thing at a time when driving on ice
Driving on ice is dangerous and often frightening for those who do not do it often. You can feel like you are barely in control of your car -- and that may be true. A lot of accidents happen because people suddenly lose control or can't react the same way they can on...
Head-on crash leads to 2 airlifts
Two people, though both expected to survive a head-on crash, suffered injuries severe enough that they had to be airlifted from the scene. Per the reports from the Illinois State Police, one driver is a 21-year-old man. The other is a 26-year-old woman. The crash...
Drunk drivers take a life every 53 minutes
People have a general understanding, of course, that drunk driving is dangerous. They know that it leads to car accidents. They also know that it's illegal. Some people may argue that they're good at it -- a common misconception -- but they still know it's dangerous...
Rollover crash kills 1 and injures 2 more
Police are still investigating a recent accident in Illinois that left one woman dead and injured two more people who were in the same car. The accident happened on Saturday, Nov. 23, right around 3:00 a.m. It was a single-vehicle crash. Reports show that the car...