A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed after a ‘car surfing’ stunt left a 20-year-old man dead. The incident occurred in a Wal-Mart parking lot off of South Illinois Route 31 when the young man was sitting on top of a car and the driver took a sharp turn and accelerated quickly. The man was… Read More
A Granite City man was killed after a pedestrian accident occurred while crossing Chain of Rocks Road. According to Illinois police, the accident occurred as the 32-year-old woman was struck by a tractor-trailer. Emergency crews arrived to the scene in order to transport the woman to St. Louis University Hospital, where she was later pronounced… Read More
A firefighter from DuQuoin was killed after receiving burn injuries while battling a multiple alarm fire in Pinckneyville, Illinois. The fire broke out at the antique store in downtown Pinckneyville and quickly spread to the opera house next door. Firefighters from all different communities were called to the scene to assist in the large fire.… Read More
The family of a St. Joseph woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the death of their family member in an accident. The lawsuit was filed against the Jamaica school district and an electric company. According to the lawsuit, the school and electric company were both negligent and this caused the death of the… Read More
A 27-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian-train accident after he was struck in the early morning while walking on the train tracks. According to Grundy County officials, the accident occurred around 3 a.m. when the man was walking and was struck by the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway train. It is unknown why the… Read More
A wrongful death case was recently thrown out due to the statute of limitations in the case. The case was filed by the parents of a 22-year-old that was found dead in her boyfriend’s home in 2005. Her death was labeled a murder-suicide case by police officials, but her parents have filed a wrongful death… Read More
A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the city by the father of a 17-year-old found dead in a collapsed stairwell on April 5, 2006. The teenager’s father filed the suit on April 11, 2006, in Vermilion County Circuit Court. He was asking for more than $50,000. The size of… Read More
A Kankakee woman was tragically killed Friday when she was involved in an accident with a semi truck on Illinois Route 50. Witnesses said that the woman, who owned the Wisteria Day Spa, was driving southbound on Route 50 when she turned abruptly and seemingly for no reason in front of the semi truck. The… Read More
A 22-year-old man from Eastern Illinois is dead following a tragic grain bin accident. The Shelby County coroner said that the Sigel man died Thursday following the apparent accident. According to the coroner, the victim and two other men were moving dried corn into the bin when the man was trapped inside and was buried… Read More
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