LA SALLE COUNTY, IL- According to newstrib.com, eight people suffered injuries in an accident involving a horse-drawn carriage in La Salle County. The accident took place at the Fox River Resorton Saturday, July 7, 2018. The victims ranged from age 1 to over 30. The La Salle County Sheriff’s Office reported that the accident occurred…

COOK COUNTY, IL- The Chicago.suntimes.com reports that a 29-year-old woman was killed in a collision that took place on Interstate 294 on Saturday, July 28, 2018,at about 6:48 a.m. The collision occurred near Deerfield, close to Lake Cook Road. The victim, Camelea Skylynn Witting of Prospect Heights, was driving north on I-294 at the time…

CHICAGO, IL- The chicagotribune.com reports that an air ambulance made a crash landing near I-57 in Chicago’s Fernwood neighborhood. The helicopter was carrying a patient at the time of the crash. The patient was listedas in critical condition. Three helicopter crewmen also suffered injuries and were reportedly in stable condition following the crash landing. The…

Chicago, Illinois (CBS) CBS News reports that a woman got killed by a train in Homewood. The fatal crash happened at the Homewood Metra Station. Metra and the Homewood Police Department are investigating the deadly accident, and have released few details about the crash. Did you know that train vs. pedestrian collisions are the number one…

FAYETTE COUNTY, IL. – According to an online report from bnd.com, a trucker was struck and killed June 13 by another semi-truck on Interstate 70 in Fayette County, Illinois. Illinois State Police report that shortly before 9 p.m. on June 13, 46-year-old Canadian truck driver Peter F. Peters, of Elmira, Ontario, was pulled over on…

CHARLES COUNTY, MO- Patch.com reports that six people sustained injuries in a hit-and-run crash that took place in St. Charles County on Thursday, July 12, 2018. The accident occurred near the Illinois-Missouri border a little after 3 a.m. The victims were all traveling in an F150pickup truck. The pickup was towing a camper. The F150…

IL- Autoevolution.com reports that a small plane crash landed on I-55, striking a Chevrolet Malibu in the process. The accident happened on Wednesday, July 11, 2018, when the single-engine Cessna 182B lost power. The pilot, William J. Farnsley, 51, was attempting to land the aircraft at Logan County Airport when the loss of power occurred….

CHICAGO, IL- Chicago.cbslocal.com reports that a medical helicopter crash-landedon Saturday night, July 7, 2018, near I-57. The helicopter was carrying the pilot, two medical crew members, and a patient. All four occupants of the helicopter were transportedto the hospital. The patient is reportedly in critical condition while the crew members are all considered stable.* One…

In large cities such as Chicago, sharing the road with pedestrians is a fact of life. Tragically, thousands of pedestrians are killed every year in accidents. According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 5,376 pedestrians were killed in 2015 alone. That’s more than 14 deaths per day caused by pedestrian accidents….