A collision between a semi tractor-trailer and an SUV in Skokie, Illinois on November 17 left two persons with critical injuries, a report for Chicago 5 stated. In the information provided by Skokie authorities, a semi truck tipped on its side at 3:51 a.m. in the 4200 block of Golf Road after it had collided… Read More
At least one person suffered injuries in a recent collision between two garbage trucks in the Little Village neighborhood, an article of Chicago Tribune reported on October 26. Information coming from the Chicago Fire Department revealed that around 11:30 a.m. two garbage trucks collided near Drake Avenue and 31st Street. One of the two truck drivers… Read More
A female bicyclist was recently killed after she was struck by a semitrailer truck in Chicago, a report of Daily Herald stated on August 17. According to reports on August 16, a bicyclist identified as Lisa Kuivinen, 20, was struck while in the bicycle lane by a semitrailer in the vicinity of Racine Avenue and… Read More
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded on August 11 that the Walmart truck driver involved in the deadly accident that seriously injured Tracy Morgan in New Jersey was sleep deprived at the time of the accident, Chicago Tribune reported. According to NTSB, truck driver Kevin Roper was awake for 28 hours prior to the… Read More
The Naperville-based trucking firm involved in a fatal crash last January was ordered to stop its operations by federal regulators after violating safety measures, the Chicago Tribune reported on April 2. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) learned that trucking firm DND International committed several repeated lapses in connection to the fatal truck accident… Read More
A UPS truck crashed with two other vehicles, spilling its packages onto the Reagan Tollway and causing road blockage on October 15. According to llinois State Police Master Sgt. Sergio Ortiz, the crash occurred on westbound Interstate 88, east of Illinois Route 83 at around 7:15 a.m. The truck fell on its side and the… Read More
A man from Bement was injured after a truck accident occurred in Champaign County. According to Champaign County sheriff’s, the accident occurred Wednesday morning when a 22-year-old man’s truck somehow ended up int a ditch off of county roads 200 E and 1100 N. A passing motorist called law enforcement just before 9 a.m .… Read More
A truck driver from Iowa was ticketed after a truck accident occurred on Illinois 57. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred Wednesday morning when the truck driver was pulling a trailer down Interstate 57 and he somehow became distracted by a drink that was in his car. This caused his truck to veer… Read More
A 21-year-old woman was killed as a result of a collision with her car and a utility truck. A preliminary investigation showed that the truck accident occurred on Illinois 18 when the car was traveling eastbound down the road and her car went off the right side of the road. The woman then overcorrected and… Read More
Officials have said that dense fog could be the cause for a 17-car pileup that occurred on Tuesday. The chain-reaction car accident caused the northbound lanes of Interstate 55 to be closed for nearly two hours. Illinois State Police have said that another accident in Joliet caused one lane to be closed because a semi-truck… Read More
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