To get a clear picture of how car accidents are affecting the people of Chicago, let's take a look at some crash statistics.
According to the Illinois Department of Transportation, in 2018 there were:
319,146 crashes in Illinois
951 fatalities in those accidents
67,453 personal injuries from accidents
In other words, driving can be a very dangerous activity. In fact, in Illinois, vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 15 and 24.
Unfortunately, all this data leads us to three terrifying fact about car accidents in Illinois:
A person dies in a vehicle accident every nine hours
Just under 185 people sustain injuries in motor vehicle accidents everyday
Approximately 5 people sustain serious injuries or worse every hour