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A Second Individual Dies from Injuries Sustained in US 90 Crash in Dayton

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DAYTON- Chron.com writes that a second person has died from injuries she sustained in a deadly collision on U.S. 90 on December 10, 2018. The victim, 54-year-old Joann Lucille Basco, of Dayton had pulled to the side of the highway and was rear-ended by another vehicle.*

Basco’s family stated that the victim was taken off of life support on Wednesday, December 19,2018, at a little after 7 p.m.

The victim’s daughter, Ashley Timmons, described Basco as a wonderful grandmother and said that she “couldn’t have asked for anyone better.” Timmons had not heard about the crash until four hours after it occurred. She stated that her mother was driving on a “donut type spare tire” and that she suspected that her mother mighthave experienced problems with the tire causing her to pull over.

Basco’s vehicle was struck and pushed into the left side of the of the eastbound lanes. Timmons said her four-year-old niece was in the vehicle and that none of the people in the parked vehicle were belted when they were struck. Bosco’s third cousin, 52-year-old Cynthia Elizabeth Phillips, was in the front of the vehicle. Phillips died at the scene of the crash.

Basco and the child were brought to the hospital. Bosco did not regain consciousness following the accident. Timmons said that doctors told her that her mother would die because of pressure in her brain. The child sustained a broken femur and is recovering.

The driver who caused the crash, 61-year-old Corliss D. Viator, of Liberty was looking at her phone when she struck Basco’s vehicle.

Charges have not yet been filed against Viator, but police are still carrying out the investigation. The program began in 2017, and its goal is to eliminate traffic deaths in the city by 2026.

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*Source:http://chron.com/

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Drunk Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Took Tequila Shots with Bar Workers

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Drunk Driver Who Caused Fatal Crash Took Tequila Shots with Bar Workers Earlier in Evening

HOUSTON, TX- Abc7chicago.com writes that employees at a bar have now been arrested following a fatal drunk driving crash that a bar patron caused after drinking with the employees.*

The drunk driver was only 19-years-old. Five employees who allegedly served the underage man are facing charges making alcoholic beverages ”available to a minor,” or for serving alcohol to a minor. The bar employees were identified as 21-year-old JaquinGonzalez, 21-year-old Jazely Marie Barrera, 21-year-old Mildred Garcia, 19-year-old Anna Evelyn Lula, and 28-year-old Gustavo Tejada-Garcia.

The driver who caused the crash was identifiedas Erick Hernandez, 19. Hernandez was under the influence of alcohol when he veered across three traffic lanes and struck an SUV on Monday morning, December 17, 2018. The driver of the SUV, Taylor Phillips, 23, was killed in the head-on collision. Also in the victim’s vehicle were the victim’s mother and her 1-year-old son.

Hernandez is facing charges for “intoxication manslaughter.” Videos from the bar show the defendant consuming alcoholic beverages, 12 in all, prior to getting into his vehicle. The three of the employees who are now facing charges were drinking tequila shots with Hernandez in the video.

Hernandez was at the bar for six hours, and according to prosecutors, he was never asked to show an ID. Hernandez was in possession of a fake ID, which was found in his vehicle following the crash.

The bar was also in violation of the state liquor laws. While the bar had a license to sell beer and wine, it did not have a license to sell liquor.

The bar has six previous violations for alcohol-relatedoffenses this year, and the district attorney is considering moving to close down the business.

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*Source:https://abc7chicago.com/5-bar-employees-arrested-for-serving-teen-driver-in-deadly-crash/4929737/

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Car Crash in Douglas County, Illinois Claims Another Victim

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URBANA – According to news-gazette.com, Mr. and Mrs. John Jones of Villa Grove, Illinois were in killed in a tragic auto accident just west of Villa Grove. The car wreck occurred on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 and the couple passed away at the Carle Foundation Hospital.

The Jones’ were heading to Newman in order to visit a friend in a nursing home. It is being reported that Mr. Jones was unable to see a “skid steer” that was removing mud off of the highway and Mr. Jones struck the skid steer from behind.

According to Douglas County Sheriff Joshua Blackwell, the skid steer operator works for Stark Excavation.

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*Source:http://www.news-gazette.com/mary-schenk/2018-12-22/douglas-county-crash-claims-third-victim.html

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Two Killed and One Person Injured in a Single Vehicle Accident Near Cave Junction

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According to the website ktvl.com,  a car accident has tragically killed two people near Cave Junction, Illinois on Saturday morning, December 22, 2018. Another person injured in the crash was rushed  to the Trauma Unit at Asante Three Rivers Medical Center.

The single-car accident occurred at approximately 10:30 in the morning on Saturday at the 6700 Block area of Rockydale Road.

Both the Illinois Valley Fire Department and the Josephine County Sheriff Office responded to the accident call.

At this time, there is no evidence to suggest how the accident occurred.  The names of the accident victims have been withheld by law enforcement at this time.

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*Source:https://ktvl.com/news/local/two-dead-one-injured-in-single-vehicle-crash-near-cave-junction

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Car Strikes Building Causing Porch Collapse With Injuries in Riverdale, Illinois

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RIVERDALE, Ill. (WLS) — According to the new site abc7chicago.com, Six people, some young children, have sustained injuries and were hospitalized after the collapse of a second-story porch in Riverdale, Illinois.*

The porch collapsed when it was struck by a motor vehicle.  The motor vehicle struck many of the porch supports and this caused the porch to collapse at about 6:30 p.m. The accident occurred on South LaSalle Street at the 13800 block.

According to police investigating the crash, the driver may have lost control of their vehicle due to a “physical disturbance” caused by another person who may have been attempting to rapidly “flee” the area. The driver who struck the porch is a female and has been taken into police custody.

There were six people who received injuries caused by the accident. They were all taken to the hospitalized for the treatment of injuries.

The police investigators stated that they are investigating the accident to determine if the driver intentionally stuck the support beams to cause injuries or if this was an accident.

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*Source:https://abc7chicago.com/riverdale-porch-collapse-injuries-6-when-car-hits-building/4951519/

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Head-On Collision Sends Two to Hospital Near Arconic

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IOWA CITY- Qctimes.com writes that a head-on collision took place on U.S. Highway 67 on Wednesday, December 19, 2018. The victims were brought to the hospital via emergency helicopters.*

The authorities were called to the scene of the crash Wednesday evening. The collision left debris covering the roadway and caused traffic delays for several hours.

The authorities have not released the condition of the injured people who were the drivers of the two involved vehicles. One of the vehicles was a white pickup truck which was found in a ditch. The truck had caught fire in the crash. Bystanders and emergency responders were seen dousing out the fire before firefighters were able to extract the injured person inside. Witnesses say the firefighters had to cut the door from the truck to rescue the driver.

The other vehicle was a van. The driver of that vehicle was also trapped in her vehicle and had to be extracted by firefighters.

The crash is still being investigated.

Head-on collisions can happen in the blink of an eye. These crashes are devastating and are responsible for killing even good drivers who are paying attention to the road. In places where opposite moving lanes of traffic are not adequately separated by a barrier, a vehicle can easily drift into oncoming traffic because of a quick glance at a phone, or a radio dial. Because of the forces involved in cars traveling towards one another, vehicles do not have to be moving very fast to cause a severe and fatal crash.

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*Source:https://qctimes.com/news/local/updated-head-on-crash-on-u-s-sends-to-iowa/article_128c79b3-62c6-52e2-9ed6-17ecc8d85a78.html

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Head-On Crash Kills Ingleside Man in Lake County, Illinois

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LAKE COUNTY, IL- Nwherald.com writes that a 23-year-old man from Ingleside was killed in a head-on crash on Saturday, December 15, 2018. The crash occurred at about 12:10 in the morning. Two vehicles were involved in the deadly crash.*

Reports indicate that the victim, 23-year-old Feliciano Hernandez-Saucedo was driving in a 2002 Acura TL westbound on Route 134. Hernandez-Saucedo veered into the eastbound lanes and collided head-on with a Buick Century that was driving westbound.

Hernandez-Saucedo died at the scene of the accident. The reports found that the victim was not using a seatbelt. The cause of death was determined to be blunt force trauma.

The72-year-old man operating the Buick only suffered minor injuries. A passenger in the Buick, identified as a 72-year-old woman, was critically injured. The people in the Buick are both from Round Lake. The injured persons were transported to the Advocate Condell Medical Center /

The woman suffered several bone fractures and was still listed as being in critical condition as of Wednesday evening.

Illinois has a universal seatbelt law that requires everyone in a vehicle to be buckled up. The law exists for a good reason. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 14,668 people’s lives were saved by seatbelts in 2016. Fortunately, 90.1 percent of people in the United States. The NHTSA estimates that about 2,456 additional lives could have been saved in 2016 if seatbelts were used universally. When vehicles have airbags, these safety features are also designed to work in conjunction with seatbelts, not as a substitute for them. Airbags inflate in the places designed to protect vehicle occupants who are properly restrained.

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*Source:https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/19/authorities-identify-ingleside-man-killed-in-head-on-crash/a83pjmt/

 

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72-year-old woman from Round Lake, Illinois Injured in Head-on Collision

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INGLESIDE, IL- Patch.com writes that a man who was killed in a two-vehicle collision in Ingleside has now been identified. The victim, Feliciano Hernandez-Saucedo, 23, of Ingleside was killed last Saturday, December 15, 2018, in an accident that took place at about 12:10 a.m. A 72-year-old woman from Round Lake also sustained critical injuries in the crash.*

The two vehicles collided on Route 134 close to North Robin Road. Hernandez-Saucedo was driving a 2002 Acura TL westbound when he veered across the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle, a 2000 Buick Century. Hernandez-Saucedo died at the site of the collision. Reports from the investigation revealed that the victim did not have his seatbelt on at the time of the crash.

A 72-year-old man and the 72-year-old woman were in the Buick. Both were brought to the Advocate Condell Medical Center. The man, who had been operating the Buick, only sustained minor injuries, while the woman was in critical condition.

The crash is still being investigated.

Head-on collisions can happen very quickly as the result of a minor mistake. A driver who is not alert can drift over the center line on an undivided roadway with no warning to drivers traveling in the other direction. While most crashes can be avoided by cautious driving, even good drivers can be killed in head-on collisions where vehicles drive into their path without warning.

Driver behavior is not easily altered. The best way to keep people safe is todesign better roadways. In order to avoid head-on collisions, it is best to install medians that divide lanes of traffic that are moving in opposite directions, especially when the speed limit is above 40 miles per hour.

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*Source:https://patch.com/illinois/grayslake/coroner-ids-man-killed-2-car-crash-ingleside

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Two Hospitalized Following Collision in Huntley, Illinois

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HUNTLEY, IL- Nwherald.com writes that Haligus Road was closed down for hours on Tuesday, December 18, 2018, following an afternoon crash in Huntley.*

Officers were called to the scene around 1:20 p.m. The vehicles involved included a 2015 Toyota Corolla and a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer.

Four people were in the vehicles at the time of the crash. Two of the individuals sustained injuries and were brought to the Northwestern Medicine Huntley Hospital where they were treated. The injuries were described as serious.

Drivers in the area were told to avoid Haligus Road and Dundee Road for a number of hours while the crash was cleared and investigated. The roads were opened again by about 4:30 in the afternoon.

The accident is still under investigation by theKane County Accident Reconstruction Team.

According to research conducted by insurance companies, every driver will be involved in about 3 or 4 car accidents within the course of their driving years. While most of these crashes will not be severe or life-threatening, they will at least be expensive. The costs are higher still when injuries occur, and unfortunately, there are a lot of severe car accidents in the United States that lead to high medical costs.

Being a cautious and responsible driver can reduce the chances of a person being in a serious collision. You can reduce your chances of a terrible crash by never drinking and driving, paying attention to the road, and never speeding. It is also wise to avoid the roads late at night, such as between 12 a.m. and 3 a.m., when there are statistically more alcohol-impaireddrivers on the road.

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*Source:https://www.nwherald.com/2018/12/18/huntley-crash-sends-2-people-to-hospital/aidf3vd/

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Accident on Route 67 at Macoupin Creek Bottom, Illinois

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CARROLLTON – According to RiverBender.com, Illinois State Police have been investigating a tragic and fatal accident that happened at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Friday, December 21, 2018. The car accident occurred on U.S. Route 67 at Macoupin Creek Bottom which is located in Greene County, Illinois.*

The Illinois State Police stated that Mary Griffth, 47, from Carrollton has sustained fatal injuries in the tragic, fatal auto accident.

The report states that one of the vehicles was traveling northbound on US Route 67 at Macoupin Creek Bottom while the second car was traveling southbound. Unknown at this time is why one vehicle crossed the center line causing a head-on collision. The driver of the second vehicle was transported to Mercy Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri and was later pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital located in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Because of the unsafe driving conditions at the time, US Route 67 was closed. The fatal accident is currently being investigated by the (TCRU) Illinois State Police Traffic Crash Reconstruction Unit.

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*Source:https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/carrollton-driver-dies-after-crash-on-route-67-at-macoupin-creek-bottom-others-injured-32771.cfm

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