Chicago Personal Injury Law Blog

The Chicago Tribune ran a piece recently regarding the role of cell phones in car crashes. Illinois authorities have determined that cell phones played a major role in 1,357 car crashes. It is widely believed that the role of cell phones in car crashes was greatly under-reported due to law enforcement failing to indicate the role of cell phones in causing accidents on the police reports which are the basis for figures covered in the report. The Distracted Drivers Task Force issued its report with a number of proposals to curb distracted driving, which includes enhanced penalties for car crashes caused by distracted driving. The distractions caused by cell phone use is similar to driving while intoxicated, so anything that can be done to curb cell phone use while driving is worth consideration.

Labels: Car crashes