{"id":167,"date":"2020-12-02T15:24:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T15:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/compensation-not-wearing-seat-belt\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:39","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:53:39","slug":"compensation-not-wearing-seat-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/compensation-not-wearing-seat-belt\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Recover Damages If I Wasn\u2019t Wearing a Seatbelt After a Car Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | December 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Nobody wants to be involved in a vehicle accident, but the reality is that accidents are not uncommon throughout Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, there were more than 319,000 total vehicle crashes during the latest year across the state. While most people generally understand that wearing a seatbelt increases safety, it is important to know whether or not you can recover compensation for your injuries if you are involved in an accident while not wearing your seatbelt. If you have been involved in an accident, contact our <a href=\"\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">Chicago car accident lawyers<\/a> today for a free case evaluation.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/compensation-not-wearing-seat-belt.jpg\" alt=\"Can I Recover Damages If I Wasn't Wearing a Seatbelt?\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Not Wearing A Seatbelt In A Car Accident And Your Insurance Claim in Chicago<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/compensation-not-wearing-seat-belt\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can I Recover Damages If I Wasn\u2019t Wearing a Seatbelt After a Car Accident?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | December 2, 2020 Nobody wants to be involved in a vehicle accident, but the reality is that accidents are not uncommon throughout Illinois. According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, there were more than 319,000 total vehicle crashes during the latest year across the state. While most people generally understand that wearing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can I Still Recover Damages If I Wasn&#039;t Wearing a Seat Belt?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes. 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