Semi Strikes and Kills Person in Interstate 57 MATTESON, IL- The chicago.suntimes.com writes that an individual was killed on Interstate 57 on Tuesday night, November27, 2018,close to Matteson. The victim was one of four juveniles who attempted to run across I-57 a little after 7:30 p.m.* A semi-truck that was traveling south hit the boy,…
Continue reading…Collision with Semi Takes Woman’s Life in LaSalle County, Illinois
LASALLE COUNTY, Illinois — A woman formerly residing in Newark, Illinois died when the vehicle which she drove collided with a tractor-trailer truck. WSPYNEWS.com reported that the fatal crash took place on Monday, November 12, 2018, around 7:49 p.m. on Route 71 in LaSalle County. Reconstructing the accident is a cooperative effort between the Illinois State…
Continue reading…Multiple Vehicle Crash Causes Delays Near Washington and Elizabeth on WB I-270
ST.LOUIS, MO- Fox2now.com writes that a crash involving a semi-truck and other vehicles led to major traffic delays in St. Louis County on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The collision occurred in the westbound lanes of I-270 close to the exit at Washinton and Elizabeth.* Aerial footage of the scene showed emergency workers respondingto the accident…
Continue reading…More Information Released on Fatal I-80 Crash October 27, 2018
IL- The centredaily.com reports that two people were killed in a collision on Interstate 80 last Saturday, October 27, 2018. The crash involved a car and a large truck. The victims have since been identified as 46-year-old Aybek Kuchkarov and 65-year-old Patilakhon Omonova, who were both residents of Streamwood, Illinois. The accident report indicates that…
Continue reading…Interstate 270 East Closed After Crash in Troy, Illinois
TROY, Ill. — Interstate 270 eastbound turned into a parking lot due to an early morning crash involving two tractor-trailer trucks that closed the road. Fox2now.com reported that a collision between two big rigs around 5:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2018, compelled local police as well as state police to close the highway eastbound and…
Continue reading…Tractor-Trailer Truck Crash Forces Road Closure in Troy, Illinois
TROY, Ill. — Fox2Now.com reports that an early morning crash involving a tractor-trailer truck and possibly a tanker truck forced Illinois State Police to close the eastbound lanes of Interstate 270. The crash allegedly occurred just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2018. The Illinois State Police have not issued a statement as to how…
Continue reading…Friday Morning Truck Rollover Crash in Utica, Illinois Causes Traffic Delays
UTICA, IL- Newstrib.com reports that a semi-truck rolled over on Interstate 80 at around 4:46 in the morning on Friday, October 5, 2018. The driver of the truck refused to be transported to the hospital via ambulance. The driver of the vehicle, 55-year-old Austin Castleberry of Chicago, is facing several charges in relation to the…
Continue reading…Friday Morning Truck Rollover Crash Causes Traffic Delays in Utica, Illinois
UTICA, IL- Newstrib.com reports that a semi-truck rolled over on Interstate 80 at around 4:46 in the morning on Friday, October 5, 2018. The driver of the truck refused to be transported to the hospital via ambulance. The driver of the vehicle, 55-year-old Austin Castleberry of Chicago, is facing several charges in relation to the…
Continue reading…Semi-Truck Driver Charged for Causing Crash Involving Three Trucks in Salem, Illinois
SALEM, Ill. — Troopers assigned to the Illinois State Police responded to the scene of a crash on I-57 southbound involving three tractor-trailer trucks. The multi-vehicle accident occurred on Thursday, September 6, 2018, in an area located south of Salem according to FoxIllinois.com. State police officers conducted a brief investigation and determined one of the drivers…
Continue reading…Crash on Interstate 88 Severely Injures Naperville Man
NAPERVILLE, IL- The chicagotribune.com reports that a man from Naperville was hospitalized following a three-vehicle crash that was caused by a semi-truck. The crash took place on September 5, 2018,at about 6:15 p.m. when a westbound semi-truck struck the back of an SUV and another vehicle on I-88 close to Route 59. The driver of…
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