A woman was injured on Tuesday after she was rear-ended in a car accident on Interstate 74. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred Tuesday at 7:15 a.m. near Danville when a woman was traveling west and traffic began to slow. The woman’s car also slowed and she was then struck from behind. The… Read More

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

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

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

A 5-year-old girl remains in critical condition after the car she was riding in was struck at a Champaign intersection on Monday morning. According to police officials, the accident occurred at the intersection of Fourth Street and University Avenue when a 20-year-old driver struck an SUV. The impact of this crash caused the SUV to… Read More

A Champaign woman was injured after a weekend crash occurred at the intersection of Mattis and Kirbey avenues. According to police officials in Champaign, the crash occurred when an 18-year-old man was traveling through the intersection and attempted a left turn. The man did not see the northbound car traveling down the roadway and the… Read More