DuPage, Kane and Will County Personal Injury Law Blog

As a motorcyclist in Illinois, you likely understand that your preferred method of transportation comes with its fair share of danger. Even veteran riders can get into accidents, and because of that, it's beneficial to know where the most common motorcycle injuries occur.

Ride Apart did a feature on the body parts that are most at risk when riding a motorcycle. Possibly unsurprisingly, your legs and feet often take the brunt of the damage in non-lethal accidents. They're closest to the ground, which means they often suffer from some sort of impact any time your bike falls over or you fall off of it. You may also have your legs pinned by other vehicles in an accident simply because of how you're situated on your motorcycle.

While you may not think about the possibility of suffering damage to your brain each time you head out on to the roadways across Illinois, the truth is that car accidents are a major cause of traumatic brain injuries in every state across the country. At the Law Offices of Mathys and Schneid, we can fight for your rights after an accident and seek compensation for a TBI or any other type of injury.

Illinois borders the state with the most train tracks in the country, so residents have to be cautious when crossing the many railroad tracks in order to remain safe from harm.

An Illinois man is dead after his car was struck by an Amtrak train.  As KWQC reports, the man was attempting to cross a train track as he headed onto a private driveway near Colchester, but his car became stuck at the rural crossing. Unable to move off of the tracks before the oncoming train struck the car, the local man was pronounced dead by emergency responders at the scene. Law enforcement said he did not stop before trying to cross the train tracks. There were no other passengers in the car at the time of the collision.

Car accident investigations in Illinois may be getting an upgrade. A Lake County crash response team has a new tool to investigate car accidents: drones. The investigators are some the first in the country to use drones to photograph accident scenes, giving them new insight into the causes of motor vehicle crashes.

There are numerous advantages to using drones in crash scene investigations, according to the Daily Herald, including better information and a speedier investigation. This is good news for everyone involved, including other drivers, since a faster investigation means shorter road closure times.