Spiros Law, P.C. Archives

A semi-truck rollover accident on Interstate 57 caused the road to be closed for nearly three hours as emergency crews worked to clear the scene. According to officials, the semi-truck was carrying 8,000 pounds of furniture when the 36-year-old truck driver swerved to avoid hitting a deer that was in the roadway. State police have… 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

Three people were killed and seven were injured in two car crashes on I-57 near Matoon. One accident occurred before 3 p.m. when a van was rear ended by a semitrailer truck on Interstate 57. A 67-year-old van passenger was transported to Carle Foundation Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The 56-year-old man was… Read More

This past Wednesday morning, a Champaign woman was injured in an accident with a semi-truck on Interstate 74. According to the Illinois State Police, the 28-year old woman was traveling eastbound on the highway at around 7:35 A.M.  When passing through a work zone, she noticed a semi-truck coming up behind her too fast.  The… Read More

A motorcycle and truck accident on U.S. 45 South claimed the life of one Flora man. According to Illinois State Patrol, the accident occurred as a 31-year-old man was driving a motorcycle down the roadway and it struck a pickup truck. The pickup truck stopped at a stop sign on U.S. 45 West, but failed… Read More

An accident between two trucks and a car left four people injured. The accident occurred on Interstate 80 near Atkinson. A box truck was traveling eastbound on the highway when it was struck by a passenger car in the rear. After the collision, the two vehicles were unable to move off of the roadway and… Read More

A 56-year-old truck driver has been charged with reckless homicide after a nine-vehicle crash in Illinois killed three people last year. The Louisiana man was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving and other driving charges. Authorities have said that the man was  too fatigued to be driving when he collided with slowed vehicles on… Read More

A 47-year-old man was killed after being involved in a rollover truck accident in Wayne County. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred as the man was heading westbound on Route 15 and he swerved to the left in order to avoid striking a vehicle that was in front of him. The truck then… Read More

A multi-vehicle accident caused delays in traffic as two semi- trucks were involved in an accident with two mini vans. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred when one of the semi-trucks hit another truck causing it to be pushed into two vans. The fuel tank of one of the semi-trucks was ripped off… Read More

A tractor trailer was involved in a rollover accident last week in Rantoul. The driver of the truck was from California and was taken to Carle Hospital in Urbana after the accident occurred. The accident occurred as the 28-year-old man was heading southbound on Highway 57 just around 10 p.m and he ran off the… Read More