BRAIDWOOD, IL – A serious collision on I-55 involving two semi-trucks left both drivers hospitalized early Sunday morning, Yahoo! News reports. According to the Illinois State Police, the accident occurred in the northbound lanes of I-55 just before 3 am. A semi-truck was headed southbound when it crossed over into the northbound lanes and collided […]
CHAMPAIGN CO., IL – A collision between a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle sent two people to the hospital on Sunday night, WCIA reports. The crash happened on eastbound I-74 near Neil Street shortly after 9:15 p.m. on November 9. While it is unclear what caused the crash, the result is that two occupants of […]
MORRIS, IL – A juvenile pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-trailer truck along I-80 Monday morning, Shaw Local reports. According to the Illinois State Police, officers responded to a report of a body in the roadway around 8:16 am. The accident occurred along the westbound lanes of I-80 at mile marker 112. The […]
MANHATTAN, IL – A 13-year-old boy riding his bike was struck and killed by a semi-truck Monday evening, NBC Chicago reports. According to the Village of Manhattan Police Department, the accident occurred at the intersection of State and East North streets around 5:35 pm. Authorities responded to the scene to find the 13-year-old boy unresponsive […]
PEOTONE, IL – A crash involving a van and a tractor-trailer at a Route 50 intersection killed two and injured several others on Friday night, Patch reports. According to authorities, the accident occurred at the intersection of Route 50 and County Line Road around 7:35 pm. Seven occupants were trapped in the van and needed […]
LE ROY, IL – An accident on I-74 involving multiple semi-trucks hospitalized at least one person on Saturday morning, WMBD reports. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred in the westbound lanes of I-74 around 10:33 am. It involved two semi-trucks that jackknifed. At least one person was taken to the hospital for their […]
CHICAGO, IL – A crash involving a dump truck caused injuries and major delays on I-94 early Wednesday morning, ABC 7 reports. The accident occurred on the inbound I-94 lanes near Monroe Street around 6 am. According to Illinois State Police, the dump truck sideswiped a pickup truck and then crashed into the median wall. […]
COOK COUNTY, IL – A semi-truck caught fire on northbound I-94 Thursday afternoon, causing significant delays, WGN9 reports. The incident occurred near Dempster Street in Rosemont. Traffic was backed up down the Tri-State Tollway for several hours. Little else is known at this time. We will update should more information become available. If you’ve suffered […]
BENTON, IL – A semi-truck crashed and rolled over, spilling its cargo and causing major delays on I-57 in Franklin County early Monday morning, WSIL reports. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred in the northbound lanes of I-57 near the 76 mile marker around 4:38 am. The rollover caused 46,000 pounds of applesauce […]
SHELBYVILLE, IL – A head-on collision on Route 16 involving a semi-truck killed one person on Saturday morning, WAND News reports. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred near Shelby County Road North 2250 around 9 am. A 47-year-old man was headed eastbound when his vehicle drifted into the other lane, colliding head-on with […]