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(314) 500-HURTIf you were hurt on the road due to someone else’s irresponsible driving in Dekalb County, IL, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer immediately at (312) 500-HURT or contact us online for a complimentary case review. We help our clients in Dekalb County and throughout Northern Illinois receive the best possible compensation for their damages. You do not pay until we win your case.
In an ideal society, everyone would operate cars safely without harming anyone. In a somewhat less perfect society, when people injure others they would take responsibility for their behavior and their insurance company would give you fair compensation without you having to argue with them. In the real world, at-fault drivers often do not want to be held accountable for hurting you and their insurance companies will do anything possible to undervalue your financial recovery. That is when Burger Law acts. Our car accident lawyer team empowers the injured and vulnerable in Dekalb County and throughout Northern Illinois to demand the best possible compensation for their injuries, and we do not rest until you receive it. Your life can be upended in an instant because of another person’s careless actions, and Burger Law is here to make sure you get the justice and financial certainty you are owed for your car wreck.
In more than three decades of defending the rights of the vulnerable, our car accident lawyer team has gotten over $175 million in verdicts and settlements for our Illinois clients. If you were injured because somebody else broke the rules of the road, see how much your injuries may be worth by using our complimentary personal injury calculator
According to reporting from Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2020 there were 246,752 motor vehicle wrecks in the state, resulting in 72,989 injuries and 1,195 fatalities. In 2021, nearly 50 percent of fatal wrecks occurred in urban locales such as Chicago and Cook County. Over a quarter of Chicago and Illinois crashes entailed alcohol and over one-third of the motorists who died had drunk alcohol before the crash. Illinois is the 10th most hazardous state for winter driving, and the 10th most dangerous state in general.
While there is the infrequent wreck that may be unavoidable, such as an animal running out in front of your automobile, close to every Dekalb County, IL traffic crash is avoidable. Human error is the principal cause of car crashes, as it is a factor in 94 percent of wrecks. When you have to pick up the pieces after you are injured owing to a driver’s inattention or thoughtless behavior, you may go through a wide range of emotions, which could include vulnerability, anxiety and uncertainty about how you will get out from under the rising pile of the medical expenses, especially if you have lost income. You do not have to go it by yourself. Every car accident lawyer at Burger Law has pledged their life to offering expert and empathetic support and legal representation to injured individuals and families in Dekalb County, IL. We will help shield you and your family’s future by securing you a complete financial recovery not just for your medical bills, but for any emotional or physical agony and inconvenience you experienced. Call us today at (312) 500-HURT to take the first step toward becoming whole again.
There are innumerable ways in which people can get hurt on the road. The National Safety Council has picked out 23 factors that commonly cause car accidents. Below are some of the most frequent causes that your Burger Law car accident lawyer sees in Dekalb County, IL:
Drunk driving and drug-impaired driving are leading causes of fatalities and injury in car wrecks cases. About 28 people perish each day because of driving while intoxicated, or one person each 52 minutes. Drunk driving accidents are one of the few instances in personal injury lawsuits where you might also be able to receive punitive damages. When we sue drunk drivers on your behalf, we do it so they realize precisely how dangerous and reckless their behavior was.
Multitasking is a lie. While we may think we can multitask behind the wheel, frequently as a time saving mechanism, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ascribed 3,142 deaths to distracted driving in 2020. It is never worth those two extra minutes to finish getting dressed in the car.
Texting and driving can slow a driver’s reaction time more than when they are impaired by alcohol.
According to the 2020 Illinois Crash Facts and Statistics, of the 246,752 motor vehicle collisions in Illinois, 32.9 percent involved speeding, including 37.3 percent of crashes that caused injury and nearly half of deadly accidents. Speeding is hazardous because it substantially reduces the reaction time of both the negligent driver and others on the Dekalb County, IL roads, and it generates more force in accidents.
While many people know about the dangers of distracted driving or drunk driving, driving while sleep deprived has similar effects to driving while impaired. Losing just two hours of sleep is the equal to having three beers. Drivers always need to pull over to the side of the road and rest if they are feeling fatigued.
You cannot sue the weather, but the Illinois Rules of the Road establishes clear safety measures that drivers have to obey in poor weather, for example signaling far before turning in fog or expanding following distance when it is snowing. If someone else in Dekalb County, IL does not account for weather conditions and causes you injury, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will be able to bring a claim against them for negligent driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that defective parts were the chief factor in more or less 2 percent of motor vehicle crashes. Manufacturers must safely design vehicles, test them and issue recalls whenever a defective components is discovered. If your injuries were due to defective brakes or an airbag that did not deploy, your Burger Law car accident lawyer will help you file a claim against a manufacturer.
Irrespective of the cause of your damages, the Dekalb County, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law will discover the reason your crash happened, discover who is at fault, hold them accountable and get you full and fair compensation for your damages. We pride ourselves on offering accomplished and understanding legal advocacy to Dekalb County, IL individuals and families who have been hurt through no fault of their own, whatever of their economic status. If a thoughtless driver harmed you, call a Dekalb County, IL Burger Law car accident lawyer today at (312) 500-HURT.
Have a look at some of the links below to see the great results Burger Law’s Dekalb County, IL car accident lawyer team has gotten for our clients:
In order to win your case, your car accident lawyer will have to show the five elements of negligence found in tort law:
If you were partially to blame for your car wreck in Dekalb County, IL, your car accident lawyer will still be able to get you compensation, although the total will be less. Illinois is a modified contributory fault state, which means that your compensation will be lowered by the portion of blame you share in your wreck.
Meaning, if you are granted $100,000 for injuries experienced in a rear-end collision, but a jury finds that you are responsible for 30 percent of the blame because you stopped suddenly, you will receive $70,000 in total. It is important to note that 735 ILCS 5/ §2-1116 states that:
The plaintiff shall be barred from recovering damages if the trier of fact finds that the contributory fault on the part of the plaintiff is more than 50 percent of the proximate cause of the injury or damage for which recovery is sought.
That means that if you are over 50 percent to blame for the wreck, you will not be able to be awarded any compensation in Dekalb County or anywhere Illinois.
Transferring fault onto you is a familiar trick insurance companies employ to devalue claims or get out of paying them at all. The Dekalb County, IL car accident lawyer team of Burger Law stands up to bullies like insurance companies who utilize devious tricks to eschew their responsibility to pay you the money you rightfully deserve. If an insurance company in Dekalb County, IL is unfairly attempting to place fault for your wreck on you, call a Burger Law car accident lawyer now at (312) 500-HURT.
After an injury in a car collision, the state of Illinois’s statute of limitations lays out how long you have after you sustain your injuries to bring your claim.
If you have been hurt in a motor vehicle crash, the clock is already winding down for when you can make your claim. Do not wait, get in touch with a Burger Law car accident lawyer immediately at (312) 500-HURT to get justice and the best possible financial recovery for your damages. We begin working on your case straight away and do not let up until we win your case.
More than three quarters of people who perish in traffic accidents are drivers. Every Burger Law car accident lawyer has seen firsthand the havoc that a careless driver can cause. While you cannot always control how other people drive, there are several steps you can take to protect yourself as well as others on the Dekalb County, IL roadways.
You can take every precaution imaginable when you get behind the wheel, but regrettably the careless actions of irresponsible drivers can still cause you harm. When you get hurt because another driver broke the rules of the road, you are owed full compensation for all of your damages. Every Dekalb County, IL car accident lawyer at Burger Law takes on and wins the tough cases, and knows how to achieve great results.
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You should never have had to carry the financial, physical and emotional burden of another person’s poor decisions and reckless behavior. Fortunately, the law provides a path to restitution, but you only have one chance to attain it. Trust in a car accident lawyer in Dekalb County, IL who has gotten results and won complex cases before. Burger Law aggressively pursues litigation so insurance companies know we will settle for nothing less than the best possible financial recovery. We intimidate insurance companies because they know we use our hard work, knowledge, experience, determination and devotion to regularly secure the best possible results for our Dekalb County, IL clients and see them made whole again. When you hire a Burger Law car accident lawyer, we start working on your case right away and do not stop until you get the full financial recovery you are owed. Call a Burger Law car accident lawyer in Dekalb County, IL now at (312) 500-HURT or fill out our online form for a free case review.
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This page has been written, edited, and reviewed by a team of legal writers following our comprehensive editorial guidelines. This page was approved by Founding Partner, Gary Burger who has more than 30 years of legal experience as a practicing personal injury trial attorney. Gary’s robust legal knowledge is recognized by his peers as demonstrated by his industry awards and frequent Continuing Legal Education (CLE) lectures.
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