EDGERTON- The gazetteextra.com reports that a man was hit by a semi-truck on Wednesday morning, November 7, 2018. The incident took place at about 3:48 a.m. The victim exited his vehicle because he had a flat tire. The victim was standing on the outside ofhis vehicle when he was struck. The victim’s name has not…

JACKSON COUNTY, IL- According to kfvs12.com, a crash in Jackson County on the morning of Friday, November 9, 2018, at about 2:12 a.m. left one person dead. The collision involved only one vehicle. The investigation indicated that the driver was traveling southbound on West Road when the vehicle veered from the roadway and hit the…

BETTENDORF- Qctimes.com writes that multiple collisions took place on Interstate 74 leading to the Illinois-bound lanes being closed down on November 9, 2018,during the morning commute. Even after the lanes reopened, traffic in the area was moving abnormally slow. The police scanners indicated that nine or more vehicles were towed from the interstate, but it…

St. Clair County, Illinois — Illinois State Troopers responded to almost 75 crashes in 5-plus hours Friday, November 9, 2018, including an accident involving one of their own. Winter weather contributed to all of the accidentsfrom 6:45 p.m. and midnight Friday in St. Clair County as a fierce winter-like storm blew in so quickly that…

Greene County, Ohio — A semi-truckdriver is lucky to have escaped a terrifying crash with only a sore back after he lost control over his rig and plunged off of U.S. 35 in close proximity to Xenia in Greene County. The Dayton Daily News reported that the accident took place around 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November…

NEW BERLIN, IL- Foxillinois.com reports that a woman died from injuries that she sustained in a rollover crash on Old Route 54 on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. The incident took place near Farley Road. The victim identified as 75-year-old Carolyn Rodgers of Springfield. Rodgers was rushed to the Memorial Medical Center where she was declared…

JOLIET, IL- The chicago.suntimes.com writes that a woman from Lockport died in a rollover accident that took place on Monday, November 5, 2018. The crash took place on Interstate 80 in Joliet. The victim, 22-year-old Jeanine Ibrahim was operating a 2016 Toyota Corolla at a little after one in the afternoon in the eastbound lanes….

ILLINOIS- Jdsupra.com writes that Governor Bruce Rauner is opening the state up for testing of autonomous vehicles. The executive order was signed on October 25, 2018. Currently, only three other states, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and California are testing the self-driving technology. Twenty-nine states have already entered legislation regarding the technology. Testing of the vehicles could begin…

ORION, IL- Wqad.com writes that a collision between three vehicles injured four individuals. The crash took place at about 7:30in the morning on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, near Orion. The crash took place when a 16-year-old driving a pickup truck was waiting to make a left turn and was rear-ended by a Dodge drivenby a…