Spiros Law, P.C. Archives

Early Wednesday morning, two vehicles collided a mile west of Prospect Avenue while traveling in the westbound lane of I-74. When 21-year-old Luis Cano-Moreno lost control of his car, he sideswiped another vehicle operated by a 24-year-old female from Indianapolis. While Cano-Moreno was released at the scene, both the 24-year-old Indianapolis woman and her 15-year-old… Read More

A recent article reported that a number of drivers are avoiding a certain stretch of I-74 between St. Joseph and Danville because it is perceived as being dangerous. In fact, last week alone, three separate accidents occurred. Several individuals interviewed stated that they avoid that stretch as much as possible, instead taking backroads whenever available. Those… Read More

Pat Hartshorn with the Vermilion County Sheriff’s Office announced this morning that all lanes of I-74 were shut down between Fithian and Oakwood due to an earlier accident. The accident involved a recreational vehicle that was hauling commercial-grade fireworks and ended up in the median of I-74 after the accident, which occurred at around 10 a.m. The Vermilion County… Read More

On Tuesday, May 20 a drunk driver on Interstate 74 caused an accident which resulted in the death of Frank Patchen of Isanti, Minnesota. Patchen, 83, was eastbound on I-74 around 9:30 p.m. when another vehicle struck his car from behind, causing both cars to veer off of the road. Both drivers were transported to… Read More

The News Gazette reported that on Friday, May 16 an accident in Urbana killed University of Illinois student, Paul W. Davidson, 30. Davidson was traveling west on University Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. when a car turned in front of traffic and caused a collision. Davidson, operating a motorcycle at the time of the accident, was… Read More

On Thursday, May 1 Lori A. Jackson, 52, sustained fatal injuries in a head-on collision in Kankakee County. The accident occurred around 5:20 p.m. on Interstate 57 when a vehicle driven by Michelle R. Sokol, 20, crossed the center median and collided with Jackson’s car. All victims involved in the car accident were transported to… Read More

On Sunday, April 20 a collision in Homer claimed the life of two people. The accident occurred when a Jeep Grand Cherokee and Mercedes Benz collided at an intersection. The impact of the crash caused a fire that responding emergency crews tended to while extracting victims from their respective vehicles. Dorothy Doxtater, 62, and Scott… Read More

A three vehicle accident that occurred on I-74 this morning caused an unidentified number of people to sustain serious injuries, according to police, and has shut down both east I-74 lanes and one westbound lane in eastern Champaign County for the morning and part of the afternoon. The accident happened around 6:32 a.m. this morning… Read More

On Saturday, February 23 a Charleston woman sustained fatal injuries in a two-vehicle accident. Deanna Parke, 58, was driving along Illinois 130 south of Charleston when she was struck by a semitrailer truck. The semitrailer was driven by Bradley Neff, 23. Parke was initially transported to Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center before being transferred to Carle Foundation… Read More

42-year-old Nicole Gropp was injured in a three-car accident on I-74 in St. Joseph on October 31. Neither 34-year-old Hilary Edgerly, who was in the car directly in front of Gropp’s, nor 44-year-old Kevin Hedden, who was driving the semi truck in front of Edgerly’s car, were injured. Traffic was backed up around 8 a.m. when… Read More