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A truck accident on Interstate 57 in Illinois killed three people and injured 13 more. The accident occurred after a truck driver was looking at a map while driving and struck a vehicle in front of him that was stopped in the road. The SUV was stopped because of a construction zone in the road.… Read More

According to a report from the U.S Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Safety Database, farm vehicles are mostly involved in rear-end collisions because it can be hard to determine the speed of a slow moving vehicle. Also, it can be difficult to slow down in time when your car is traveling at a speed of… Read More

Three people were killed in a chain reaction car accident on Interstate 57 near Mattoon on late Tuesday afternoon. Accident reconstructionists are currently working to figure out the details of the accident that left three people dead and 13 others injured. The accident began when a truck driver looked down at a map and rear-ended… Read More

A nursing home in Champaign County is being investigated after a patient fall that later resulted in her death. The findings of the investigation have resulted in $50,000 in fines against the nursing home and loss of Medicaid and Medicare funding. The nursing home is contesting the current findings. According to officials at the nursing… Read More

One person was killed on Monday in a two-car crash in Artesia Township in Iroquois County. The 33-year-old man was killed when another car collided with his vehicle at the intersection of 200 East and 700 North roads. After the collision, the cars spun into a nearby field that was flooded by recent rains Corbin… Read More

Guilty of aggravated driving under an intoxicating compound and failure to report an accident involving a death, a Texas man has been given a sentence that includes up to 10 years in prison. Driving his car on the sidewalk of Sigel’s The Last Stand Tavern, the man killed one bystander and injured two other people… Read More

Illinois State police have arrested a 43-year old woman believed to be involved in a hit-and-run accident that injured an Urbana teenager. Authorities believe that the accident occurred around midnight on Wednesday in St. Joseph. Sources say the woman’s SUV crossed the center line of US 150 before striking the car driven by the teenager.… Read More

A 29-year old Thomasboro man was transported to a local hospital in fair condition after his motorcycle collided with an SUV on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred as the man was riding his motorcycle  north on U.S. 45 near Leverett road when an SUV pulled out in front of him, causing a serious accident. The… Read More

A 40-year old Champaign woman was killed in a two-car accident at around 10:46 p.m. on Thursday night.  The accident occurred in central Champaign at the intersection of Elm Street and Springfield Avenue. The driver of the other car was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.… Read More

According to Champaign County Sheriff’s deputies, a two-vehicle collision in eastern Champaign County last Friday resulted in two damaged cars but no serious injuries. The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of county roads 1450 N (Homer Lake Road) and 2200 E (Sidney Slab). A car driven by a 75-year-old St. Joseph man… Read More