Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has a page titled "Understanding .08."
On this page, the "typical effects" and "Predictable Effects on Driving" are explained for a Blood Alcohol Concentrations of .02, .05, .08, .10, and .15.
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As seen in the Illinois Department of Transportation's (IDOT) 2010 Fatal Crash Data Report, the Thanksgiving holiday period, defined as 6:00 p.m. on November 23 - 11:59 p.m. on November 28, was one of the most common holiday periods for fatal drunk driving accidents in Illinois for the year 2010.
In the June 8 post, titled "Drivers Reporting Possible DUIs And Erratic Driving Increases In Chicago, IL Area," there is this list of possible indications of drunk driving:
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has assembled a list of possible indications as well. This list is titled "How to Spot a Drunk Driver" and lists these 15 signs:
Late last night, a 20-year-old woman and a baby were injured during a car accident on Interstate 55 (I55).
The car went over the edge of the Route 83 bridge, and landed on its roof on the southbound lanes.
According to Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Bart Lamb, both the woman and baby suffered serious injuries but are expected to survive.
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This afternoon, a car accident occurred on the Edens Expressway (I94 in Chicago) near Peterson Avenue at approximately 3:50 p.m.
The accident happened after a carjacking in Northbrook, Illinois, in the 3100 block of Dundee Road. The Northbrook and Skokie Police Departments had seven police cars chasing the carjacker until the accident occurred in the southbound lanes near Peterson Avenue, according to the Illinois State Police.
There is varying information as to how many people were injured, but it is reported that 3-4 people were injured, including the carjacker who was reported to be a male who is 42 years old.
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According to the Chicago Tribune, in a November 17 article titled "Passing train knocks worker from high-lift cherry picker", there was a construction site accident yesterday as a passing freight train hit a construction crew working on the underside of a bridge at around 3:15 a.m. The accident occurred on the I-80 overpass near the Des Plaines River.
An excerpt from the story:
A passing freight train early this morning hit a construction crew working on the underside of a Joliet overpass, throwing one worker in a high-lift cherry picker about 80 feet to the ground, officials said.Continue reading "Construction Workers Injured By Passing Freight Train In Joliet Illinois" »
A fatal car accident in Chicago occurred early Sunday morning on the inbound Eisenhower Expressway.
Antwuan Alexander, 21, of Chicago, apparently lost control of his vehicle while driving "at a high rate of speed." He lost control of the car while driving in the far left lane. As he lost control he drove across all lanes and the car's front end hit a concrete median wall near Kedzie Avenue, according to Illinois State Police District Chicago Master Sgt. Michael Witt.
Alexander was pronounced dead at 4:36 a.m. at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.
According to Witt, 3 passengers - two women and another man - were not badly hurt, said Witt. They were transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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An accident occurred Friday night on the Bishop Ford Expressway near Cottage Grove Avenue.
The accident happened at approximately 11:15 p.m. According to the Illinois State Police, a Ford Mustang changed lanes and braked in front of a semi tractor-trailer in order to avoid a car accident; the truck hit the car, swerved to the left and overturned. The Mustang ran into a ditch on the right.
Both the driver of the Mustang and semi truck were taken to hospitals. Neither of their injuries were considered life-threatening.
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A fatal train/pedestrian accident occurred yesterday in Downers Grove, Illinois.
The accident occurred on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe line to Aurora.
According to Downers Grove police officials, preliminary information indicates that a woman was walking south on Main Street at approximately 6:58 p.m. She walked around lowered railroad crossing gates and behind a stopped eastbound train. At that point, she was fatally struck by a commuter train that was traveling westbound on the center tracks.
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A fatal accident occurred Sunday afternoon on the Tri-State Tollway.
Witnesses told Illinois State Police that a 34-year-old motorist, said to be from Robbins, was speeding down the toll road in his car, a black GMC pickup truck, when he rear-ended another vehicle. He then hit a guard rail before he came to a stop.
Then, according to authorities, the man got out of his truck, took off all of his clothing, and then walked out onto the freeway, where he was then fatally struck by a van.
The collision was reported around 5:54 p.m. on the northbound I294 at mile marker 16 near Worth.
Authorities have no idea as to why the man acted as he did. Investigators were awaiting autopsy results to learn whether drugs or alcohol may have played a role.
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There has been another fatal incident in which a man has been crushed by the vehicle he was working on.
This accident occurred on Friday, November 4. A man, Thomas Knowles, 37, of Mount Olive, was crushed by his car as it rolled over him. He had crawled under his car to fix a starter problem, and he apparently left the vehicle in gear.
Knowles was found about 9:30 a.m. Friday by workers at Frank Holten State Park.
Investigators found the car was on blocks. It is being reported that when the car started, it rolled forward and crushed Knowles between the blocks and car's undercarriage.
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On November 3 AAA Chicago issued a news release titled "AAA: Costs Associated With Traffic Crashes Are More than Three Times Greater than Congestion Costs."
A couple of excerpts from the release:
The annual societal cost of traffic crashes is $299.5 billion, more than three times the $97.7 billion cost of congestion, according to a report released today by AAA. In the Chicago metropolitan area, the annual cost to society of traffic crashes is $11.3 billion, or $1,180 per person. Chicagoland congestion costs are almost $9.5 billion or $1,112 per person, reports AAA Chicago.
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On Tuesday, a 50-year-old Winnetka man traveling on a scooter died after being struck by a car in Skokie, Illinois.
The accident happened near the intersection of Crawford Avenue and Dempster Street.
According to police, the man, Thomas W. Hensel, was riding his scooter southbound on Crawford Avenue when a vehicle traveling northbound struck him.
Hensel was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston where he was pronounced dead at 4:26 p.m.
There was a witness to the accident, Lisa Silverman. She said she saw the body "fly, rotating high up in the air, almost suspended for a moment and hit the ground right in front of me."
"I'm still shaken up," Silverman said. "The driver and passenger of the car are so young ... I can't imagine what was going through their heads when this all happened."
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On October 31, the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County (Illinois) issued a news release with regard to the elevated danger deer pose to motorists during the fall.
As seen in the release titled "Watch for Deer on Roadways in Fall" :
The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County urges drivers to slow down and stay alert to avoid deer-vehicle collisions.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, collisions involving deer during 2010 caused injuries to 634 individuals and killed 10 people in the state. While these figures denote the continuing overall decline of such accidents in recent years, they illustrate the ongoing dangers that motorists face.
Accidents can occur at any time of the year, but autumn -- when deer are breeding, or "in rut" -- is the most dangerous. As deer search for mates, their activity levels increase, and they move more frequently.
Collisions usually occur as deer cross roadways to reach other habitat. Drivers should watch for deer especially along waterways, fencerows, field edges and wooded clearings.
The following suggestions may help motorists to avoid deer-vehicle collisions.
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