Last week, a collision between a passenger car and a motorcycle resulted in the motorcyclist being sent to a local hospital to receive treatment for injuries sustained in the crash, according to the News-Gazette. According to Sgt. Brian Maloney, the crash occurred around 1:30 pm on Friday, June 5, when a westbound motorcyclist crashed into… Read More
Champaign resident Daniel G. Allen, 59, was injured this past weekend in an accident involving his motorcycle and an SUV driven by Urbana resident Janet Rawdin, 59. According to a press release from the Illinois State Police, the accident occurred when Rawdin, who had been traveling eastbound on U.S. 150, turned left onto Cottonwood Road in… Read More
Champaign County Coroner Duane Northrup reported that last weekend, 7-year-old Joshua Schneider of Mattoon died after being struck by a car on Thursday, April 23. According to reports, Schneider was attempting to cross the street near Lawson Park in Mattoon when he was struck by a southbound passenger vehicle. He was airlifted to Carle Foundation… Read More
The driver of a Nissan Sentra was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 50 in Kankakee County near East 6500N Road, the Daily Journal reported on January 5. Crete resident Derek J. Bryant Jr., 18, was airlifted to Advocate Christ Medical Center with multiple injuries and was pronounced dead a few hours later.… Read More
The driver of a Nissan Sentra was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Illinois Route 50 in Kankakee County near East 6500N Road, the Daily Journal reported on January 5. Crete resident Derek J. Bryant Jr., 18, was airlifted to Advocate Christ Medical Center with multiple injuries and was pronounced dead a few hours later.… Read More
A fatal car collision occurred at the intersection of University Avenue and McCullough Street in Urbana, The News-Gazette reported on December 11. The front seat passenger of the car that was hit, 79-year-old Norma Jean Graham, died at Carle Foundation Hospital not long after the wreck. The two other car occupants, 43-year-old Richard and Glenda… Read More
This past Friday, a school bus stopped at a four-way stop on U.S. 136 and Illinois 47 was struck near the back wheel on the driver’s side by a passenger vehicle. Four students sitting at the back of the bus sustained minor injuries, including bruising and neck pain. All four were taken to an Urbana… Read More
On Saturday, November 22nd, three people were hospitalized as the result of a head on collision east of Rantoul. Champaign resident, Cara Holt, 19, side swiped a car after crossing over the center lane in her Dodge Neon. The driver of the other vehicle was a woman, 46, from Green Valley. Holt then proceeded to… Read More
On Saturday, November 22nd, three people were hospitalized as the result of a head on collision east of Rantoul. Champaign resident, Cara Holt, 19, side swiped a car after crossing over the center lane in her Dodge Neon. The driver of the other vehicle was a woman, 46, from Green Valley. Holt then proceeded to… Read More
Two individuals were injured in a Thursday evening crash on I-74 near Fithian. According to reports from state police, a 64-year-old man driving a Chevy Silverado lost control of his vehicle when he hit a patch of ice on the road. After losing control of the truck, he drove partially off the road and subsequently… Read More