Spiros Law, P.C. Archives

A collision between a passenger vehicle and a garbage truck at 12:06 p.m. on Friday, November 16th, killed the driver of the smaller vehicle and sent four others to the hospital. Authorities report that the driver and all three passengers in the car were ejected from the vehicle in the collision. There has been no… Read More

According to an Illinois police report, a crash occurred on Wednesday, October 17th on a rural road near the Douglas-Coles county line southwest of Hindsboro. The report details that a 43-year-old Mattoon man was driving an Illinois Department of Transportation utility truck south on Illinois 130 about a mile south of Illinois 133. He slowed… Read More

Friday afternoon, a semitrailer chain-reaction accident took place on Interstate 57 and claimed the life of one man. According to a police report, the trucking accident occurred when the 53-year-old driver of a flat bed tractor trailer lost control of his vehicle when attempting to slow down for stopped traffic. He then struck a four-door… Read More

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

One person was injured as a result of a semitrailer rollover accident that occurred on Illinois Route 1. According to officials, the accident occurred as the driver of a semitrailer was traveling down the roadway and his truck veered off of the side of the road. In an effort to get the truck back on… Read More

Police are continuing to investigate a train accident that occurred Saturday night in Peotone. According to the Peotone Police Department, the accident occurred at the Canadian National Railroad track at 10:30 p.m. The details of the fatal accident are unclear at this time, but a 16-year-old was pronounced dead as a result. The freight line… Read More

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

Two people were killed in a freight train accident in Galesburg, Il, according to the county coroner. The coroner made a statement that the two victims were struck by a train on the BSNF Railway tracks around 8 a.m. The identities and ages of the male victims have not been released. Autopsy results will help… Read More

A 22-year-old Siegel man is dead following a tragic grain bin accident. According to the Shelby County coroner, the man had been loading dried corn into a grain bin with two other men when he became trapped in the corn and was buried beneath it. The accident occurred on Thursday, and an autopsy is scheduled… Read More