Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

A fiery plane accident in Rantoul left three people dead on Sunday. The victims were family members that were on their way to Florida. The 19-year-old daughter was a volleyball player at the University of Chicago and her parents were flying with her to a fitness camp in Florida. The preliminary investigation shows that the… Read More

The Touch Point Oscillating Ceramic Heaters that were were imported by the Michigan-based Meijer have been involved in a recall due to a fire hazard. The heaters were sold in Meijer stores and other discount stores in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Michigan. They were sold from October 2009 to April 2011 and they were… Read More

A man was charged with drunk driving after an accident that left five people injured. According to Urbana police, a 22-year-old man was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on his birthday after he was involved in an accident. The man was driving southbound on Lincoln when he was attempting to turn left on to Fairbanks and… Read More

After a hit-and-run car accident on Tuesday, an Urbana driver suspected of causing the accident has been arrested.  The 31-year old man is being charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident and driving without insurance. According to Urbana police reports, the accident occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday on… Read More

A woman from Urbana has been ticketed after a pedestrian accident occurred on Washington Street. According to the Urbana police report, the 58-year-old woman was heading east down the road and a  21-year-old woman was walking across the street when the drivers struck her in the intersection as she was attempting a turn. The victim… Read More

A third person has been killed in connection with a car accident that occurred in Coles County. According to a report from the state police, the accident occurred as a 26-year-0ld woman was driving east on Illinois 316 and she passed another vehicle traveling in the same direction. She lost control of her vehicle as… Read More

Three people were killed and seven were injured in two car crashes on I-57 near Matoon. One accident occurred before 3 p.m. when a van was rear ended by a semitrailer truck on Interstate 57. A 67-year-old van passenger was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The 56-year-old man was… Read More

After a national safety recall of drainage gates in swimming pools, Illinois Safety Officials are planning to check all pool gates. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled over a million grates after they were marked incorrectly. The vacuum effect on the recalled drains can be a drowning hazard because the suction can be… Read More

A woman was injured when the tractor that she was driving was struck from behind. The 30-year-old woman was traveling on U.S. 45 on her tractor when she was struck from the rear by a car. The collision caused the woman to be thrown from the tractor. The driver of the other car was not… Read More

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the Jamaica school district and Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative after an accident claimed the life of one woman. According to the lawsuit, the school district and electric company were negligent and caused the death of a 36-year-old St. Joseph woman. The incident occurred on August 28 when… Read More