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The Illinois Department of Transportation has launched, and is now in the second phase of, a campaign to raise awareness and help reduce statewide traffic fatalities.  The project is known as the Life or Death Illinois campaign.It all began with the launch of a website featuring statistics of roadway fatalities in Illinois.  This year,...

A 32-year-old Illinois woman has been charged with aggravated driving while under the influence in connection with a May 16 accident in Champaign that claimed the life of her boyfriend. Prosecutors filed the charge on May 18 after receiving a preliminary accident report from law enforcement. The arrest warrant was issued by a Champaign...

A jackknifed semi is a common occurrence on Illinois roads. The traffic reports seem to always be mentioning a serious situation in which a semi is blocking the roads because it has jackknifed. As we all know a truck accident is often serious but how does a jackknifed accident occur?Truck accidents are among the...

Being stopped for suspected drunk driving is intimidating. But you’re your interactions with police and their gathering of evidence impacts your DUI defense. The field sobriety test is one method for obtaining evidence.Police administer the field sobriety test when a motorist is suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Three standardized...