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Allegretti & Associates ACCIDENT LAW FIRM DISTRACTED DRIVING IN CHICAG0 2$ $1.55 billion $17 million $1.53 billion lost due to car medical costs spent on car accidents in Chicago wasted as work loss cost due to car accidents in Chicago accidents in Chicago 3,328 people 25% killed due to distracted-driving car accidents in 2012 of all crashes caused by cellphone distraction Chicago Law on Distracted Driving Drivers under 18 are not No handheld electronic All drivers must use allowed to use cellphones, whether hands-free or not. communication devices hands-free devices to talk for any driver. on their cellphone All drivers are not allowed to use their cell phones for: sms (X) (X) (X) Text messaging Emailing Internet access No cellphone zones: Construction/road maintenance zones School speed zones No cellphone use within 500 feet of an emergency scene, including: to Taking photos Taking videos Sources : http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/facts-and-statistics.html http://www.healylawfirm.com/News-Articles/Legal-Arti- cles/New-distracted-driving-laws-in-Illinois-take-effect-in-2013.shtml allegrettilaw.com www.facebook.com/allegrettilaw twitter.com/AllegrettiLaw