Here is a mind-blowing statistic for you: according to a recent study published by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, cell phones cause more than 2,600 motor vehicle related deaths a year and over 330,000 injuries. According to one of the study's authors, Professor David Strayer, a 20-year-old who uses a cell phone while driving will demonstrate reaction times as slow as those of a 70-year-old. Even drivers who use hands free headsets are not immune from the effects of distraction. They are as dangerous as drivers who are drunk or on drugs. A recent front page story in the New York Times reported that another study that found that truckers who text while driving are more than 20 times more likely to get into accidents than non-texting counterparts.

Driving while talking on the cell phone may be less taboo than driving while drunk. But statistics affirm that there's little difference between driving while chatting on the cell phone and driving drunk. If you've been hurt in a car, truck, bike, or pedestrian accident, and the driver who hit you had been chatting on a cell phone or texting at the time, you may need the counsel of a veteran Chicago personal injury attorney to advise you about your rights and help you file a claim.

The resource rich IL personal injury lawyers of Steven J. Malman & Associates strive to deliver compassionate and attentive service for clients. Choose to retain us, and you will pay no fee unless we can collect for you via either a settlement out of court or via a verdict at trial. We will fight for your rights – against bad faith insurers, deep pocketed trucking companies, and other uncooperative or callous defendants. For a partial list of our settlements and verdicts, see www.malmanlaw.com.

E-mail info@malmanlaw.com or call us at 1-888-MALMAN LAW to discuss your next steps. Time may be of the essence. The longer you wait to file a claim, the greater the chance that you may give poorly advised statements to insurance company adjusters, for instance.