Spiros Law, P.C. Archives

A pregnant Coal City woman was killed when a loose wheel hub detached from a semi-truck’s rear tractor axle and crashed through her windshield as she was driving on I-80. Authorities say the 38-year-old expectant mother was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The accident occurred at 2:18 p.m. near Rowell Avenue on the southeast… Read More

A truck driver caused traffic delays on I-57 after hitting a southbound tractor trailer and overturning his own tractor trailer. The overturned 18-wheeler was carrying large rolls of paper, which had to be cleaned from the median after the truck was returned to an upright position. The driver at fault, Randy J. Newman, lost control… Read More

Early Tuesday, an IFCO Systems tractor trailer truck crossed the median and collided with a FedEx semi truck that was traveling to Champaign, IL. The trucks burst into flames, killing both drivers on I-24 North. The drivers have been identified as 29-year-old John Greer of Nashville and 52-year-old Michael Donley of Illinois. This accident happened… Read More

The News-Gazette recently reported that on Monday, July 21 two trucking accidents in Will County resulted in the death of five people. As a result, one of the semi drivers involved was charged for entering falsified records into his logbook. One accident occurred around 2 p.m. at Interstate 55 near Channahon when a truck driver suddenly… Read More

57-year-old Bobby Cannon was hospitalized at Carle Hospital in Urbana after his semi-truck turned over Wednesday morning at 9 a.m., according to Illinois State Police at Pesotum. Cannon was driving on the ramp between westbound I-74 and southbound I-57 when the truck accident occurred after his rig turned over into a ditch and trapped him… Read More

Recently, an Illinois coroner ruled that the death of a highway worker earlier this year on October 3rd was, in fact, accidental. Dennis Goebel of Dorsey, Illinois, was working on repairing culverts in Meadowbrook, near St. Louis, when he was backed over by a dump truck. None of his co-workers saw the incident take place,… 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

A three-vehicle accident on Interstate 74 caused two Villa Grove residents to be sent to the hospital. According to state police officials, the accident occurred near Oakwood on Monday afternoon when the 21-year-old driver of a Ford Mustang hydroplaned because of wet road conditions. The car then spun across the lanes of traffic before it… Read More

Five people were taken to the Carle Foundation hospital after a truck accident occurred Friday afternoon. According to officials, the accident occurred in the rural areas of Murdock when a 38-year-old truck driver lost control of the vehicle while traveling west bound. The truck then jack-knifed across the road and spun out of control. Police… Read More

One man was injured after a truck accident occurred in Champaign County that ended with the man’s vehicle in a ditch. According to the Champaign County sheriff’s office, the accident occurred Wednesday morning when law enforcement got a called just after 8:40. A passing motorist called to report that a truck was in a ditch… Read More