ILLINOIS ACCIDENT STATISTICS (2006)
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In 2006 there were 1,254 persons killed in traffic accidents in the State of Illinois. This is a decrease of 8% from the prior year. The leading cause of fatal traffic accidents during the year of 2006 was due to collisions between motor vehicles and involved speeding. Approximately 47% of all fatal Illinois traffic accidents involve drinking/drugs. Of the people killed in 2006 in Illinois traffic accidents, approximately 40% of them were between 16-35 years old. Despite popular opinion, only about 14% of all Illinois traffic crashes occur during bad weather, including rain, snow, sleet and freezing rain. In addition, more accidents occur during daylight hours than during the dark.
ILLINOIS LARGE TRUCK ACCIDENT STATISTICS (2006)
In 2006 there were 6,317 large truck accidents, including both fatal and non-fatal crashes in Illinois. This figure includes approximately 157 fatal crashes and 6,160 non-fatal large truck accidents. Approximately 2,382 of these resulted in injuries. Of all the large truck accidents in Illinois, approximately 3,675 people were injured and 159 died. The majority of all fatalities took place on interstates and highways.
ILLINOIS BUS ACCIDENT STATISTICS (2006)
In 2006 there were 596 bus accidents in Illinois, including both fatal and non-fatal accidents. There were 6 fatal bus accidents and 590 non-fatal bus accidents. Approximately 290 of the Illinois bus accidents resulted in injuries. Of all of these accidents, 555 people were injured and 6 people died.
ILLINOIS TRUCK ACCIDENT LAWYERS
Supporting data reveals that someone is hurt or killed in a truck accident approximately every 20 minutes. More shocking, is that big truck accidents are on the rise. Because of this, the federal government has created the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR). The FMCSR are a set of rules (laws) that truck drivers and truck companies must follow when they are operating their trucks between states. However, there are often portions of the FMCSR, such as work hours, that are overlooked. An experienced Illinois personal injury attorney who handles truck crash cases will be able to tell if the proper rules are followed. They will also be able to obtain important records from the truck company and driver to help determine possible violations of the federal rules. Please call 1-866-650-6363 to speak with me regarding your truck accident case. If you prefer, you can fill out the online truck accident contact form.
ILLINOIS INTERSTATES & HIGHWAYS
Interstate routes in Illinois include:
I-24: is a remote, four-lane freeway that travels through hilly rural southern Illinois
I-39: is a north-south expressway that runs from Normal
I-55: is a major north-south interstate that connects the Chicago area to the St. Louis metropolitan areas
I-155: is a north-south portion of I-55 that provides connections for Peoria and Lincoln
I-255: is a bypass route of I-55 near St. Louis and forms a loop with I-270 around the metropolitan area
I-355: is an interstate and tollway in the western and southwest suburbs of Chicago
I-57: is an interstate in the Midwest going from Missouri to the Chicago area
I-64: is an interstate from St. Louis to rural Southern Illinois
I-70: is a major east-west interstate running from St. Louis through Illinois to Terre Haute, Indiana
I-270: provides a large portion of the outer belt freeway in the St. Louis metropolitan area
I-72: is an east-west interstate highway that runs east from the Mississippi to Champaig
I-172: is a spur route of I-72 that runs north
I-74: is a major northwest-southeast interstate that runs across the Northern portion of the state
I-474: is an interstate loop route that is a southern bypass around Peoria
I-80: is an interstate highway that runs from the Quad Cities east to south of Chicago
I-180: is a north-south spur highway running from Princeton, Il to Hennepin, Il
I-280: is a highway that makes up the western and southern portions of the beltway around the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa
I-88: is an interstate entirely within Illinois that runs from I-80 to I-290/294
I-90: runs northwest from the Indiana border to Wisconsin
I-190: funs west from I-90 to O'Hare International Airport
I-290: is a main interstate freeway that runs west from the Chicago Loop
I-94: runs north-south through the northeastern portion of the state
I-294: is a tolled highway in the northeastern part of the state
ILLINOIS FACTS
Illinois spans over 56,000 square miles. Illinois' border physically touches a total of five states, including Missouri, Kentucky, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Iowa. This means that often times, truck accidents that occur in Illinois may involve trucks from many different states. As of 2006, there were almost 13 million people living in Illinois.
ILLINOIS TRANSPORTATION
Many of Illinois' metropolitan areas are served by public transportation, including the Champaign-Urbana MTD, the Chicago TA, METRA, Central Illinois Public Transit, PACE Suburban Bus, the Metrolink, Madison County Transit, and the St. Louis MetroLink.
Amtrak and Midwest High Speed Rail Association provide railway services in Illinois for metropolitan areas, and river ferry services through Wendella RiverBus and Ohio River Ferry Authority are also provided in Illinois.
Airports with regularly scheduled commercial flights in Illinois include: Bloomington Central Illinois Regional Airport, Chicago Meigs Field, Chicago Midway Airport, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, Peoria Regional Airport and Springfield Capital Airport.
ILLINOIS CITIES
Some of the largest cities in Illinois include Aurora, Chicago, Naperville, Rockford, Peoria, and Springfield.
ILLINOIS COUNTIES
Adams/ Alexander/ Bond/ Boone/ Brown/ Bureau/ Calhoun/ Carroll/ Cass/ Champaign/ Christian/ Clark/ Clay/ Clinton/ Coles/ Cook/ Crawford/ Cumberland/ DeKalb/ De Witt/ Douglas/ DuPage/ Edgar/ Edwards/ Effingham/ Fayette/ Ford/ Franklin/ Fulton/ Gallatin/ Greene/ Grundy/ Hamilton/ Hancock/ Hardin/ Henderson/ Henry/ Iroquois/ Jackson/ Jasper/ Jefferson/ Jersey/ Jo Daviess/ Johnson/ Kane/ Kankakee/ Kendall/ Knox/ Lake/ La Salle/ Lawrence/ Lee/ Livingston/ Logan/ McDonough/ McHenry/ McLean/ Macon/ Macoupin/ Madison/ Marion/ Marshall/ Mason/ Massac/ Menard/ Mercer/ Monroe/ Montgomery/ Morgan/ Moultrie/ Ogle/ Peoria/ Perry/ Piatt/ Pike/ Pope/ Pulaski/ Putnam/ Randolph/ Richland/ Rock Island/ St. Clair/ Saline/ Sangamon/ Schuyler/ Scott/ Shelby/ Stark/ Stephenson/ Tazewell/ Union/ Vermilion/ Wabash/ Warren/ Washington/ Wayne/ White/ Whiteside/ Will/ Williamson/ Winnebago/ Woodford
ILLINOIS STATE HIGHWAY PATROL INFORMATION
District 1
3107 E. Lincolnway
Sterling, Illinois 61081-1712
Telephone: (815) 632-4010
Counties Served: Carroll Lee Ogle Whiteside
District 2
777 S. State St.
Elgin, Illinois 60123-7689
Telephone: (847) 931-2405
Counties Served: DeKalb DuPage Kane Lake McHenry
District Chicago
9511 W. Harrison St.
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016-1562
Telephone: (847) 294-4400
Counties Served: Cook
District 5
16648 S. Broadway
Lockport, Illinois 60441-9546
Telephone: (815) 726-6377
Counties Served: Grundy Kendall Will
District 6
800 Old Airport Road
Pontiac, Illinois 61764-0498
Telephone: (815) 844-1500
Counties Served: De Witt Livingston McLean
District 7
800 Hillcrest Rd.
East Moline, Illinois 61244-1161
Telephone: (309) 752-4915
Counties Served: Henry Knox Mercer Rock Island
District 8
1265 Lourdes Rd.
Metamora, Illinois 61548-7710
Telephone: (309) 383-2133
Counties Served: Marshall Peoria Stark Tazewell Woodford
3780 E. Lake Shore Dr.
Springfield, Illinois 62712-8609
Telephone: (217) 786-7107
Counties Served: Cass Christian Logan Mason Menard Morgan Sangamon
District 10
P.O. Box 110
Pesotum, Illinois 61863-0110
Telephone: (217) 265-0050
Counties Served: Champaign Coles Douglas Edgar Macon Moultrie Piatt Shelby Vermilion
District 11
1100 Eastport Plaza Dr.
Collinsville, Illinois 62234-6116
Telephone: (618) 346-3990
Counties Served: Bond Clinton Madison Monroe St. Clair
District 12
401 Industrial Ave., Suite A
Effingham, Illinois 62401-2835
Telephone: (217) 347-2711
Counties Served: Clark Clay Crawford Cumberland Effingham Fayette Jasper Lawrence Marion Richland
District 13
1391 S. Washington Street
DuQuoin, Illinois 62832
Telephone: (618) 542-2171
Counties Served: Franklin Jackson Jefferson Perry Randolph Washington Williamson
District 14
1600 North Lafayette Street
Macomb, Illinois 61455-9194
Telephone: (309) 833-4046
Counties Served: Fulton Hancock Henderson McDonough Warren
District 15
2700 Ogden Ave.
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515
Telephone: (630) 241-6800 Ext. 5030
District 16
16450 West State Rd.
Pecatonica, Illinois 61063-9206
Telephone: (815) 239-1152
Counties Served: Boone Jo Daviess Stephenson Winnebago
District 17
2971 E. 350th Road
La Salle, Illinois 61301
Telephone: (815) 224-1171
Counties Served: Bureau La Salle Putnam
District 18
102 Illinois Route 16
Litchfield, Illinois 62056-1574
Telephone: (217) 324-4900
Counties Served: Calhoun Greene Jersey Macoupin Montgomery
District 19
919 Illinois Route 14
Carmi, Illinois 62821-2309
Telephone: (618) 382-4606
Counties Served: Edwards Gallatin Hamilton Saline Wabash Wayne White
District 20
P.O. Box 32
Pittsfield, Illinois 62363
Telephone: (217) 285-2034
Counties Served: Adams Brown Pike Schuyler Scott
District 21
P.O. Box 147
Ashkum, Illinois 60911
Telephone: (815) 698-2395
Counties Served: Ford Iroquois Kankakee
District 22
1154 Shawnee College Rd.
Ullin, Illinois 62992
Telephone: (618) 845-3740
Counties Served: Alexander Hardin Johnson Massac Pope Pulaski Union
IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Emergency Assistance:
*55 on mobile phones in metro-east (St. Louis) area
*999 on mobile phones on Chicago-area tollways
Road Conditions: 1.800.452.4368
If you are involved in an Illinois truck accident, you need an experienced personal injury attorney that handles tractor trailer accident cases on your side. You and your family need protection from the truck company and their insurance company. Trucking companies often destroy documents that are crucial to the accident in question. An experienced personal injury lawyer can stop the truck company from destroying these documents.
Because of the serious nature of truck accidents and the destruction of evidence that goes on, I can be reached toll free, 24 hours a day at 1-866-650-6363. Call me personally and I will immediately alert our truck accident team and begin taking the same steps as the truck company and their insurance company. The call and consultation are free. There is no fee unless we recover for you.
You can also contact us for a free consultation by completing our online truck accident evaluation form.