Your Trusted Niles DUI Accident Lawyer
If you were hit by a drunk driver in Niles, you may be facing medical bills, lost time, and an insurance company looking for reasons to pay less. You do not have to face it alone. Furqan Mohammed helps injured people across Niles and the surrounding north suburbs pursue the full compensation they deserve.
Your Right to Compensation After a DUI Accident in Niles
If you were hit by a drunk driver in Niles, Illinois law may allow you to recover compensation for your injuries. Getting there means proving what happened, standing up to the insurer, and meeting strict deadlines. In most cases you have two years from the date of the crash to file a claim in Illinois (735 ILCS 5/13-202).
Who Can Be Held Responsible
Niles residents share busy roads like Milwaukee Avenue and Touhy Avenue, and many of these cases happen close to home. Understanding how they occur can support your claim. Common factors include:
The drunk driver
Bars and restaurants
Social hosts
Employers
Vehicle owners
Dram Shop Claims: Holding Bars Accountable
Illinois’s Dram Shop Act (235 ILCS 5/6-21) lets people injured by an intoxicated person recover from the licensed business that caused the intoxication by selling or giving them alcohol. These claims are separate from the case against the driver and have their own rules, including a shorter one-year deadline and caps on damages. If a bar over-served the driver who hurt you, you may have a claim against that establishment as well.
As the victim of a drunk driver, you are usually not at fault at all. Illinois follows modified comparative negligence, so even if some fault is argued, you can recover as long as you are not more than 50% at fault (735 ILCS 5/2-1116).
Types of Compensation
Depending on the severity of the crash, you may be entitled to compensation for a range of losses, including:
Medical expenses
Covers emergency care, hospitalization, therapy, and future medical needs
Lost income
Reimburses wages lost due to injury and diminished earning capacity
Property damage
Repairs or replaces your vehicle and other damaged property
Pain and suffering
Accounts for physical pain, emotional distress, and loss of normal life
Loss of consortium
Compensation for harm to spousal relationships
How Furqan Mohammed Can Help
A drunk driving accident lawyer like Furqan Mohammed fights for victims, including:
- Pursuing the impaired driver and their insurer for full damages
- Bringing a dram shop claim against a bar that over-served
- Documenting your injuries and, where warranted, seeking punitive damages
- Handling everything so you do not have to face the drunk driver’s insurer alone
Insurance companies do not always deal fairly with injured people in Niles. Furqan Mohammed handles the investigation, paperwork, and deadlines, and if needed files suit in the Cook County Circuit Court’s Second Municipal District, the Skokie Courthouse at 5600 Old Orchard Road, which serves Niles. The firm serves Niles and the surrounding north suburbs, with assistance available in Arabic and other languages.
Frequently Asked Questions
You may recover medical expenses, lost income, pain and suffering, and, because drunk driving is illegal and reckless, sometimes punitive damages. If a loved one was killed, the family may bring a wrongful death claim.
In most cases, two years from the crash to sue the driver (735 ILCS 5/13-202). A dram shop claim against a bar has a shorter one-year deadline (235 ILCS 5/6-21).
Possibly. Under Illinois's Dram Shop Act, a licensed business that sold alcohol to the intoxicated driver can be liable to the people they injure (235 ILCS 5/6-21).
No. Your civil claim for compensation is separate from the criminal case, and you do not need a criminal conviction to recover.
You may still recover through your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, and a dram shop claim can provide an additional source of compensation.
Civil injury cases from Niles are generally heard in the Cook County Circuit Court's Second Municipal District, the Skokie Courthouse at 5600 Old Orchard Road. Many claims settle with the insurer before a lawsuit is filed.
Yes. Furqan Mohammed serves drunk driving accident victims throughout Niles and the surrounding north suburbs, with assistance available in Arabic and other languages.
