{"id":254,"date":"2013-01-29T10:03:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/holiday-highway-accidents-cause-injuries-deaths\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:59","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:59","slug":"holiday-highway-accidents-cause-injuries-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/holiday-highway-accidents-cause-injuries-deaths\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Highway Accidents Cause Injuries, Deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/legal-articles\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Legal Articles<\/a> | January 29, 2013<\/p>\n<p>The holiday season can bring increased traffic, rushing motorists and sometimes rainy, slippery weather. But these conditions do not excuse drivers from following the rules of the road and exercising due caution.<\/p>\n<p>Holiday car crashes can lead to serious injury and wrongful death. Since the beginning of 2012, Illinois has seen 867 fatal motor vehicle accidents, including 177 involving unlicensed drivers, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation. According to the Daily Beast, one of the most dangerous interstates in Illinois is I-94, which saw 85 fatal accidents between 2004 and 2008; that equates to 1.38 fatal accidents per mile.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/holiday-highway-accidents-cause-injuries-deaths\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Holiday Highway Accidents Cause Injuries, Deaths\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal Articles | January 29, 2013 The holiday season can bring increased traffic, rushing motorists and sometimes rainy, slippery weather. But these conditions do not excuse drivers from following the rules of the road and exercising due caution. Holiday car crashes can lead to serious injury and wrongful death. 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