Illinois updates in category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

A trucking accident, involving two semi-trailer trucks, in Plainfield, killed a truck driver, according to authorities.The accident occurred at 11:40 a.m. when a semi-trailer truck, traveling southbound on Interstate Highway 55, near U.S. Highway 30, struck another semi-trailer truck from behind, according to Illinois State Police.One of the truck drivers died at the scene of the accident....

A truck accident in Wayne County, on Thursday afternoon left a man uninjured but shaken up.The man, of Mt. Erie, was driving a Kenworth tandem dump truck when the truck brakes failed on Pounds Hollow Road next to the intersection of Illinois 1, in Gallatin County.He told police he was able to gear down enough to avoid going through the T-intersection, but still needed to avoid traffic. His dump...

In a trucking accident, Friday, a semi truck driver fell asleep behind the wheel causing a five-car accident on Interstate 94, according to Michigan State Police.Police say the accident occurred on I-94 in Calhoun County. The truck driver is a 37-year-old man of Illinois.A 21-year-old woman suffered minor injuries in the accident. She was treated and released from the hospital.A 50-year-old...

Samuel Colberly, Jr. was killed last week while he was on his way to school when he was struck by a truck. The 13 year old was riding his bike to Lincoln Middle School in Park Ridge, Illinois when the tractor-trailer killed him. The truck driver, John Solberg, has since been cited for failure to exercise due caution and for failure to yield at a stop sign. The truck was heading south on...

Thirteen year old Samuel Coberly Jr. of Park Ridge, Illinois was killed Thursday morning when he was on his way to school. He was riding his bicycle on Touhy Avenue when he was hit and killed by a semi-truck. His father tried to revive him but was unsuccessful.It is unclear at this time how the truck collided with the boy, but it appears that the truck was not speeding at the time. The family...

Two semis, three pick-ups and three cars were involved in a crash on 130th Street Monday afternoon. The pile up was caused by a woman driving a van that had a flat tire. The van was not traveling at the posted speed due to the flat tire and was causing problems with the flow of track. A semi truck attempted to maneuver around the van but was unsuccessful and wound up jumping the median and...

A woman was killed when her car was coming off the entrance ramp on the Edens expressway and was struck by a semi-truck. The accident happend near the Foster Avenue exit in the morning of January 17, 2007. The woman was in her 30s and was taken to Stein Institute. She was pronounced dead approximately four hours after the accident occurred.There has been no information as to who was at fault...

Funeral services are being held in Burnsville on Wednesday morning for former mayor Bobby Harold Johnson, 56, who died over the weekend in a truck traffic accident in Kentucky.Johnson served as mayor for 20 years in the Tishomingo County Community. Services are being held at 2pm at Harmony Hill Baptist Church in Burnsville. There was no information on survivors.Kentucky State Police say Johnson...

Hazmat crews worked into the evening to clear the scene of a rollover truck accident involving dangerous chemicals. The truck flipped over on the ramp from Route 29 to southbound Route 6 in Peoria County. The accident caused the truck, which was carrying 80,000 lbs. of anhydrous ammonia to leak. Speed was a factor in the accident, said police. The driver was taken to the hospital and treated for...

Two truck accidents only 40 minutes apart on the Tri-State Tollway in Illinois. No one was killed in either accidents but injuries were reported in one of the accidents.Both trucks were out-of-control when they crashed and caused lane closures. Luckily in these two crashes no one was killed. Two accidents in one day and so close to one another makes one question how safe we really are with...