Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

Central Illinois police officials have recently reported on an all-terrain vehicle accident that took the life of a 24-year-old Chatsworth man. The county coroner in Mclean County has stated that the man was pronounced dead late Saturday and an autopsy investigating his death has now been planned. The accident report shows that it occurred just 20 miles east… Read More

On Wednesday, an accident involving a minivan and a combine claimed the lives of three people and seriously injured three others. According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, the accident occurred when the driver of a large farm combine ran the stop sign at County Road 800 South and State Road 25. A Dodge Caravan traveling… Read More

All patients have a right to safe medication and pharmaceutical products. Unfortunately, this trust is sometimes violated by negligent pharmaceutical professionals. A clear demonstration of this pharmaceutical negligence can be seen in the recent outbreak of a rare form of fungal meningitis that has been linked to tainted steroid injections produced by the New England… Read More

Sunland Inc., a New Mexico-based food manufacturer, has expanded the peanut butter recall first announced last week. The original recall included only the Trader Joe’s Valencia Creamy Peanut Butter, which was made in the contaminated plant, after nearly 35 people became ill due to consuming the defective product. When it was discovered that many other… Read More

Two girls, ages 11 and 12, were injured Friday night when a car struck the minibike they were riding. According to police officials, the girls were riding the minibike in Kankakee when they were struck by a Kia Elantra that was traveling in the same direction. After the collision, the 12-year-old girl who was driving… Read More

A student at Southern Illinois University is currently in the hospital after falling from a fourth floor residence hall window. According to campus police, the fall occurred just after 2 a.m., and emergency officials were immediately alerted. When crews arrived at the scene, the man was taken to a St. Louis hospital in order to be treated. He… Read More

A Megabus accident on Interstate 55 in Illinois took the life of a 25-year-old woman and injured 33 others on Thursday. The accident occurred when the double-decker bus collided with an overpass support pillar. The bus was so badly damaged that emergency personnel had to use ladders to access the victims of the accident. Four… Read More

Two Champaign residents were injured in a head-on collision that occurred Wednesday and caused a major roadway to be closed for nearly four hours. The 27-year-old Champaign man is still currently recovering in Carle Foundation Hospital and officials believe that he will be charged with driving under the influence after his release. The accident occurred… Read More

Last Friday morning, a 45-year-old Danville man passed away after he was struck by a motor vehicle on U.S. 150. The man was hit by the pick-up truck in a driving lane on the highway. The accident occurred west of Danville on Thursday around 11:30 p.m. at night. The driver of the vehicle that is… Read More

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day took place on June 15 and shed light on the increased risk of financial abuse that occurs against elderly people. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is increasing their protection in order to help elderly from becoming the target of a financial scam. Although this type of financial elderly abuse always… Read More