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Oak Lawn Personal Injury Lawyer

Oak Lawn is located in Cook County in the state of Illinois. It is directly located southwest of downtown Chicago. Oak Lawn is well-known in Illinois for its community hospital, Advocate Christ Medical Center. Christ Hospital has a state-of- the-art level one trauma center which treats more patients than any other hospital in Illinois. Oak Lawn is the home to many famous individuals, such as Pat Sajak, Michael Flatley, Kanye West and Dwayne Wade.

POLICE:

The Oak Lawn Police Department is the police agency that investigates Oak Lawn car accidents, bicycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents. The Oak Lawn Police Department is located at 9446 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. The Oak Lawn Police Department is the agency that investigates Oak Lawn car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents. If you are involved in an accident in Oak Lawn involving personal injury, call 911. To order an Illinois Traffic Crash Report, send a request along with a $5 fee to the records division, Oak Lawn Police Department, 9446 Raymond Ave, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope so the Illinois Traffic Crash Report can be mailed back to you. For non-emergency information, call (708) 422-8292.

The Illinois Traffic Crash Report is an essential document when pursuing a person injury case. The crash report contains the name of those involved in the accident, their addresses and the names and addresses of witnesses to the accident. The crash report documents whether or not a ticket was issued by the Oak Lawn Police to any of the drivers involved in the car accident. It contains the name and insurance policy number for all of the people involved in an Oak Lawn personal injury accident.

HOSPITALS:

Advocate Christ Medical Center is a 659-bed community based teaching hospital located at 4440 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453. It is a nationally ranked. Ranking 3rd in adult care and 1st in pediatric specialties. This 659-bed medical and surgical facility with 41,500 admissions last year, treating more patients than any other teaching or community-based hospital in the state of Illinois. Its emergency room had close to 100,000 visits. Advocate Christ Medical Center is a teaching hospital. It has full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). For emergency information call (708) 684-8000.

OAKLAWN CAR AND TRUCK ACCIDENTS:

In October 2015, a fatal DUI crash in Oak Lawn left two killed and two seriously injured 23 people. The driver, 81-year- old Edward Carthans of Chicago, was also killed in the crash at 95th Street and Cicero Avenue. His truck his truck went through a red light and struck several cars on the opposite side of traffic. The other fatalities were two nuns from Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park were killed in the fatal Oak Lawn DUI truck accident, Sr. Jean Stickney, 81, and Sr. Kab Kyoung Kim, 48, who were stopped at the traffic light at the intersection. A third passenger in the sisters' car, Sr. Sharon Ann Walsh, was seriously injured.

A toxicology report revealed that Carthans had a blood alcohol concentration of .179. The legal limit in Illinois is .08 percent blood alcohol concentration. Witnesses told police that Carthans was slumped over the steering wheel while crossing West 95th Street and South Western Avenue. He told people at the accident scene that he was fine and fled the Fatal Oak lawn DUI car crash.

OUR FIRM:

Our Oak Lawn car accident injury lawyers believe that those harmed due to the negligence of others have the right to seek justice for their suffering and injuries. We invite you to contact us if you or someone you know believes to have an Oak Lawn injury or wrongful death claim. Our Oak Lawn personal injury attorneys will consult with you regarding the appropriate course of action for your claim. It's easy, visit our Contact Us page or call us at 312-629-8800. There is no obligation for a consultation, and you will not pay a fee until we successfully recover on your case. Traveling to our office from Oak Lawn is a quick and easy trip. Nemeroff Law Offices is proud to serve the residents of Oak Lawn.

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