A 11-year-old boy was killed after an ATV accident occurred on Thursday evening in Bloomingdale. Fire officials reported that the boy was struck by an all-terrain vehicle driven by a relative. After the accident occurred, the boy was then transported to the hospital by helicopter in order to be treated. He was moved from Central… Read More
A new bill was proposed by the government this week in order to help eliminate rollover accidents from occurring in trucks and buses. According to officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the bill proposes that manufacturers must add an electronic braking system in buses, trucks and motor coaches. The safety system will be… Read More
Research done recently by the Society of Automotive Engineers showed that the nearly half of drivers fail to use turn signals while driving. This infraction is not only against the law, but it also can cause serious accidents. Researchers analyzed nearly 12,000 drivers and discovered that nearly 48 percent of do not use their blinker… Read More
Urbana police were called to the scene of a hit-and-run pedestrian crash that occurred when a car struck three college women while they were walking across the street in the campus area. According to the Urbana police, the accident occurred just after 10:30 a.m. while the three women were walking on Ohio Street and Lincoln… Read More
Just under 800 bags of salad were recalled after it was thought that they may have been contaminated with salmonella. The recalled products, Dole Food Co.’s Seven Lettuces, were distributed in multiple states across the nation including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin and New York. The recall was… Read More
A study was recently done by a team of researchers that analyzed data from the fatal car crashes on Tax Day for the past 30 years. Results from this showed that the number of fatal car crashes is higher on Tax Day than any other day of the month. Researchers shows that the number of… Read More
A 23-year-old man is facing charges of driving under the influence after a two-car accident that occurred in November that killed one man. According to police officials, a man has now been charged in connection to the crash and faces a count of aggravated driving under the influence and causing bodily harm. He was also… Read More
An industrial workplace accident at Sycamore Menards took the life of one Sandwich man on Tuesday afternoon. According to fire and police officials, the accident occurred at 2:30 p.m. when the worker was operating a forklift in order to perform maintenance operations at the pack storage lot when he somehow became trapped. Police found him… Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that they will be using state-specific Twitter accounts to spread the word about defective food recalls. As of now, the department uses press releases and a general Twitter account to announce the recalls of defective food products, but with state-specific accounts, consumers will be able to know exactly… Read More
Chicago Bulls basketball player, Derrick Rose, suffered minor injuries in car accident on Tuesday afternoon. Representatives for the Chicago Bulls have stated that Rose did not suffer any serious injuries and should recover quickly. According to officials, the accident occurred as Rose was traveling southbound and was struck from behind by another vehicle. The other… Read More
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