ILLINOIS- Wjol.com writes that the Illinois State Police are investigating a crash that occurred on the morning of Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at about 9:45 a.m.* The crash took place in the southbound lanesand only involved on the vehicle. The car involved was a black Honda Accord. The vehicle appears to have been driving north…
Continue reading…Two Vehicle Collisions Injure Two People on Monday in Effingham County, Illinois
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, IL- Effinghamdailynews.comwrites that two single-vehicle crashes took place in Effingham that led to two people suffering injuries. The first collision took place on U.S. Route 45 at about 2:45 in the afternoon on Friday, December 14, 2018. The driver, 16-year-old Elizabeth M. Riddle of Louisville was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala south when…
Continue reading…Crash on US 136 Kills One, Injures Several in Fulton County, Illinois
FULTON COUNTY, IL- The cantondailyledger.com writes that a head-on collision took place in Fulton County on December 16, 2018, at about 6:22 in the evening. The fatal crash occurred on US 136.* Early reports indicate that the driver of a 2008 Ford, 44-year-old Erik L. Pratt, of Canton was driving east with one passenger in his…
Continue reading…Crash on US 136 Kills One, Injures Several in Fulton County, Illinois
FULTON COUNTY, IL- The cantondailyledger.com writes that a head-on collision took place in Fulton County on December 16, 2018, at about 6:22 in the evening. The fatal crash occurred on US 136.* Early reports indicate that the driver of a2008 Ford, 44-year-old Erik L. Pratt, of Canton was driving east with one passenger in his vehicle,…
Continue reading…DUI Accident Kills Another Officer in Woodridge, Illinois
Officer Facing Charges for Driving Under the Influence in Collision that Killed Another Officer WOODRIDGE, IL- Wgntv.com writes that a fatal car accident took place on Monday. December 17, 2018,in the western suburbs of Chicago. The driver of one of the vehicles, a Cook County corrections officer is now facing charges for driving under the influence…
Continue reading…Train Strikes and Kills Two Chicago Police Officers Investigating Shooting
CHICAGO, IL- The ajc.com writes that two police officers in Chicago were killed when they were hit by a train while investigating reports of a shooting on the city’s southside.* The accident took place on December 17, 2018, at about 6 in the evening. A call indicated that shots were fired near the train tracks. Both…
Continue reading…Pedestrian Dies in Des Plaines on Touhy Avenue in Cook County, Illinois
COOK COUNTY, IL- The dailyherald.com writes that a woman was killed in a pedestrian accident on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at about 5 in the morning. The victim, 55-year-old Elaine J. Marshall, was hit in the westbound lanes of Touhy Avenue. The victim was declared dead a little over an hour later.* The cause of the…
Continue reading…Southbound Traffic Diverted in Interstate 355 Following Crash in Woordridge, Illinois
WOODRIDGE, IL- Abc7chicago.com writes that a multi-vehicle collision caused traffic to be diverted on Interstate 355. Vehicles traveling south were diverted from the interstate at 75th Street on Tuesday, December 18, 2018. A stretch of I-355 was closed down while the crash was cleared and investigated.* Reports indicate that the crash led to injuries, but details about…
Continue reading…Child’s Foot Injured After Escalator Accident at Macy’s in Chicago, Illinois
CHICAGO, IL- Wistv.com writes that a young boy was transported to a hospital on Saturday, December 15, 2018, at about 9:43 in the morning. The child’s foot became trapped in the escalator at a Macy’s department store. Paramedics arrived on the scene and transported the child to a local hospital.* The incident occurred in the State…
Continue reading…Driver Flees Scene of Interstate 55 Crash in Illinois
ILLINOIS- Stegenherald.com writes that a woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision on Interstate 55 at about 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 15, 2018. One of the drivers involved in the crashfled the scene on foot.* The injured woman, 37-year-old Carmella L. Lawrence of Cahokia, Illinois was operating a 2008 Chevrolet Impala and traveling northbound when…
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