A Tennessee man has been charged after an Illinois drunk driving accident that killed one person and injured nine others. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred when a 43-year-old man’s truck struck a van while traveling on U.S. 51. The collision caused the man’s truck to spin out of control across the lanes… Read More
A two car collision in western Champaign County led to the injury of a local woman and young man. The two drivers were driving in opposing directions and collided at the intersection of County Road 1400 N and 300 E. The Champaign County sheriff’s department reported that the woman was taken by helicopter to the… Read More
A man from Champaign was killed after a rollover car accident occurred on Interstate 57. According to local police, the 52-year-old victim was the passenger in a car that somehow lost control near Chebanse. The man was killed and the 37-year-old driver of this vehicle was also seriously injured. While police were investigating this accident,… Read More
An Illinois school bus driver was killed in a crash early Thursday morning. According to Clark County officials, the accident occurred on 8 a.m. when the bus was involved in an accident at the intersection of Route 40 and Route 1. The 55-year-old bus driver died of injuries suffered in an cardiac attack that caused… Read More
One woman was sent to the hospital after a car accident occurred at a Champaign intersection after the car that she was riding in was struck. According to police, the accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. when an 18-year-old man was traveling at the intersection of Mattis and Kirbey Lane and failed to see a vehicle… Read More
Ford Motor Co. has announced the recall of over a half million vehicles for two different mechanical issues that were found. The first recall is of nearly 270,000 Ford Escape SUVs that were recalled after it was found that there is an issue with the anti-lock brake system. A leak in the break system could… Read More
Two people were injured after a three-vehicle accident occurred on South Staley Road in Champaign. According to police officials, the accident occurred at 5:40 p.m. when an 86-year-old man pulled out of his driveway in the path of a truck. The driver of the truck swerved to avoid hitting the man’s car, but the man… Read More
Two people were killed in a collision that occurred in Edgar County over the weekend. As a result of the crash, one person faces DUI charges. According to state police, the 48-year-old man was driving down County Road 1575E when a car was driving the wrong way down the road. The man tried to swerve… Read More
Two people were injured after a two-vehicle accident occurred in Champaign on Monday afternoon. According to Champaign police officials, the accident occurred when a car driven by a 55-year-old woman collided with an SUV driven by a 52-year-old woman. Police stated that the 55-year-old woman failed to yield at a stop sign when she reached… Read More