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On Sunday morning, May 13, a car carrying two Lake Forest High School students was involved in a head-on collision with another car in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

The two teens were driving home from their prom.

The accident happened at approximately 1:10 a.m. near the intersection of Green Bay and Thorn Valley Roads in Lake Bluff.

The two teens were taken to Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and subsequently released.

The man in the other car, Rigoberto Cruz, 39, fled the accident scene on foot after his Ford Explorer collided with the car driven by the teens.  Cruz was later located and was charged with a variety of violations including driving under the influence, cocaine possession, driving with a revoked license and operating an uninsured vehicle, according to the Lake Bluff Police Department.  Additional charges are said to be pending.

Additional details and possible updates can be found in a variety of media sources including the May 13 Lake Forest / Lake Bluff Patch story titled “Update:  Lake Forest High School Teens Struck Head-On Returning from Prom” as well as the May 14 Gazebo News story titled “After Post-Prom Crash, LFHS Students Released From Hospital.”

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Should you be involved in a vehicle accident, there are certain actions you should take in order to protect your rights. Elman Law Group has compiled a reference document titled “10 Steps You Should Follow After an Auto Accident.”

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Elman Law Group LLC (ElmanLaw.com) concentrates in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases involving vehicle accidents (car, motorcycle, bike, bus, pedestrian, truck, etc.) This intense focus allows us to consistently achieve winning verdicts and settlements for our clients.

Should you be involved in a car accident, there are certain actions you should take in order to protect your rights.  You should not assume – especially without proper legal representation – that you will receive appropriate compensation for your injuries, hardships and/or losses.  To speak directly with a trial lawyer from Elman Law Group immediately, call (773) 392-8182 at any time.  There is no fee for this consultation.

Early this morning, a “wrong-way” driver traveled 10 miles on Interstate 90 (Jane Addams Memorial Tollway) before being stopped at approximately 4:05 a.m.

The van was first reported driving in the wrong direction (going westbound in the eastbound lanes) on I90 at Nagle Avenue; by the time it was stopped, it had traveled to Busse Road, according to the Illinois State Police.

The van was finally stopped by a state maintenance truck, which had turned on its flashing yellow lights. The Illinois State Police then quickly arrived.

No injuries or collisions were reported during the 10-miles driven.

According to the Illinois State Police, the driver of the van failed field sobriety tests and was taken into custody.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources including the April 10 Chicago Tribune article titled “Wrong-way driver travels 10 miles down Interstate 90” as well as the April 10 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Wrong-way driver stopped on Jane Addams.”

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Elman Law Group LLC (ElmanLaw.com) concentrates in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases involving car accidents as well as other types of transportation-related accidents (bike, bus, motorcycle, pedestrian, truck, etc.). This intense focus, along with decades of experience practicing case law in Illinois, allows us to consistently achieve winning verdicts and settlements for our clients.

If you or a relative have been injured or killed in an accident, call 773-392-8182 at any time for a free consultation to discuss your rights. There is no fee for this consultation.

Another person was pulled over early this morning after driving the wrong way on the Edens Expressway.

Details on the incident are somewhat limited at this time; however, the following is being widely reported:

Illinois State Police say they started receiving calls regarding the errant vehicle around 3:30 a.m., and the car traveled one mile in the wrong direction before it was pulled over by Wilmette Police.

The vehicle apparently began driving in the wrong direction at Lake Avenue in Wilmette. The car was stopped at Glenview Road.

Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources including the Chicago Tribune story of April 2 titled “Cops: Wrong-way driver stopped on Edens Expressway” as well as the ABC7 Chicago story titled “Wrong-way driver arrested on Edens Expressway by Wilmette police near Glenview Road.”

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A previous wrong-way driver incident on the Edens Expressway was seen in the December 15 post titled “Edens Expressway Wrong-Way Driver Travels For Over 11 Miles”

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Elman Law Group LLC (ElmanLaw.com) concentrates in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death cases involving car accidents as well as other types of transportation-related accidents (bike, bus, motorcycle, pedestrian, truck, etc.). This intense focus, along with decades of experience practicing case law in Illinois, allows us to consistently achieve winning verdicts and settlements for our clients.

If you or a relative have been injured or killed in an accident, call 773-392-8182 at any time for a free consultation to discuss your rights. There is no fee for this consultation.