According to authorities, a man was found dead on Monday following a single-vehicle accident in which his car careened off Green Bay Road in Pleasant Prairie.

Police say they received a report of the crash around 1:07 PM Monday. The caller said they had seen a crumpled car about 25 yards off the roadway near Springbrook Road.

The 27-year-old driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The car had knocked down several small trees and landed upside down.

According to friends of the victim, he was headed to Kenosha at the time of the crash.

Police are sure that speed is a factor in the accident and are currently investigating to determine any other possible causes for the crash.

A firefighter and paramedic from Trevor was killed at 2:57 AM Saturday in a single-vehicle crash when the truck he was driving struck a utility pole in Salem on the 12200 block of 204th Avenue (Highway B).

Kenosha County Sheriff's Department Deputies responded to reports of the crash and reported that the man's pickup truck rolled over and struck a utility pole. The pole was broken in two and had fallen on the truck. Eventually, Lake County Sheriff's Deputies took over the case, as it occurred just over state lines.

Authorities do not believe that drugs or alcohol were involved in this tragic accident.

Two Illinoisans were injured in a two-vehicle accident on 39th Avenue in Kenosha last Saturday afternoon.  

The accident occurred just before 2:30 PM on Saturday on the 6300 block of 39th.  A Cadillac, driven by an Illinois man, was traveling north on 39th Ave. when he veered over the center line and into oncoming traffic.  The Cadillac hit a Ford Taurus traveling southbound and driven by a 24-year old woman, also from Illinois.  

Kenosha Fire Department officials had to cut the woman out of her Taurus before transporting her via a Flight for Life helicopter to Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa.  The woman suffered from multiple bone fractures as a result of the accident.  The driver of the Cadillac was initially taken to a local hospital, then transferred to Froedtert for a chest injury.  Police authorities stated that they did not believe either of their injuries were life-threatening.  

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact the Kenosha motor vehicle accidents lawyers of Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. at 800-242-2874 to learn more about your rights. 

The Kenosha News reports that a van carrying two adults and five children was rear-ended by a water utility truck. "The crash occurred just after 1 p.m. as traffic was slowing down entering a construction area," writes the Kenosha News.

An 8-year-old child required a helicopter lift to the hospital for serious leg injuries. 

The Kenosha News writes that the southbound lanes of I-94 were closed for around two hours. The northbound lanes were shut down for 20 minutes to allow the Flight for Life helicopter to land in the southbound lanes. "Southbound traffic was rerouted to Highway 158while the lanes were closed," reported the News.

If you or someone you know was injured in a car crash, contact the Kenosha personal injury lawyers at Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., by dialing 1-800-2-HABUSH.

Two people were injured in an accident involving two semitrailers. According to police reports, the accident occurred on Interstate 94 in Kenosha. 

One of the semitrailers apparently was carrying cargo that fell off the trailer and hit the median wall. The wall then pushed into oncoming traffic, causing another semitrailer to crash into the median. When medical officials arrived, the driver of one of the trailers and another driver were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries sustained in the accident.

While car accidents occur for a variety of reasons, one of the more common causes of car accidents is distracted driving. According to a 2006 report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, distracted driving contributed to one quarter of car accidents. 

The report also noted that drivers who use their cell phones are four times more likely to be involved in an accident. As a result of these studies, the majority of states have passed restrictions or bans on driving while using a cell phone. 

If you or anyone you know has been injured in a car accident with a distracted driver, contact the Kenosha car accident attorneys of Habush, Habush, & Rottier, S.C., at 800-242-2874.