Rear-end collisions are the most commonly-reported accidents for farm vehicles and other slow-moving vehicles, according to a report the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Safety Database. When driving behind a slow-moving vehicle such as farm vehicle, drivers are encouraged to keep an eye out for the signs that are required to be posted on… Read More

Six people were injured in a five-vehicle crash on U.S. 136 in the rural areas of Penfield on May 30, according to authorities. All of the vehicles were heading east on 136 when, about half a mile from County Road 2700E, there was a slow down in traffic due to a field fire that had… Read More

A car accident left one Danville man dean and one teen injured. The 39-year-old man was driving his van when he collided with a sports utility vehicle. The SUV was driven by a 15-year-old teenage female of Hooperston. The accident occurred on May 26 north of Hooperston in Iroquois County. The current condition of the… Read More

Two Chicago police officers were injured in a car crash while responding to a call on the south side of the city early on Friday morning. The officers were responding to a call for officer assistance around 12:10 a.m. near the intersection of Halstead and 35th when a vehicle approaching the intersection ran the red… Read More

A two-car accident at a rural intersection in Iroquois County resulted in the death of a 38-year old woman. The accident occurred at the corner of 400E road and 1100N Road two miles north of Buckley. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other driver was not injured in the accident. Our… Read More

Authorities have released new details about an April 3rd accident on I-80 in Liberty Township that killed a 62-year old man and his 56-year old wife. Police say that the accident occurred at 10:35 p.m. when the couple’s 2005 Nissan Altima collided with a 2000 Saturn in the westbound lanes of the interstate. The couple’s… Read More

A Carmel police officer clocked a white Hyundai traveling 43 mph in a 30 mph zone last Friday, around 10:50 p.m. When the officer turned on his lights to pull over the car, the driver accelerated on 126th Street between River and Hazeldell roads. Two minutes later, at 10:52 p.m., the Hyundai crashed into a… Read More

Two men involved in a single-car traffic accident along Grape Creek Road around 7:30 p.m. Monday night remain hospitalized at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. According to a spokeswoman for the hospital, both men are still in critical condition as of Tuesday afternoon. The men were described by a witness as tailgating her car and… Read More

A 49-year old man and a 28-year old woman from Pontiac were killed in an accident on Route 116 on Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred while the pair were driving westbound on Route 116, and while the cause of the accident has not yet been determined, it is believed that their vehicle was involved in… Read More

A 39-year old man from Dwight, Illinois was charged with DWI after a crash on Monday morning claimed the life of a 25-year old Gardner man. The accident occurred at around 1:45 a.m. on Route 53 and Smith Road, when the vehicle veered into the wrong lane and crashed. The deceased individual was a passenger… Read More