A worker for a lawn service in Swansea, Illinois was killed after he was accidentally pinned by the machinery he was operating, an article from fox2now.com reported on September 25. Information provided by Swansea Police revealed that they were notified of an accident involving a commercial lawnmower. Responding rescuers reportedly saw the machinery flipped at… Read More

A worker from Belleville recently suffered fatal burn injuries after the equipment he was operating tipped over and caught flame, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported late last month. Reports said the 74-year-old man, a part-time employee of Minton Outdoor Services, was operating a commercial lawnmower on Frank Scott Parkway when the accident occurred. The man was… Read More

A male bicyclist was killed after he was struck by a vehicle near Quincy, Illinois, WGEM reported on June 21. Authorities apprehended the vehicle driver, who they believe attempted to flee the scene of the accident. The Illinois State Police identified the bicyclist as Michael Pulliam. Pulliam, 62, was riding his bike at about 4:30 a.m. in the vicinity… Read More

Several charges were filed against a Red Bud female resident in relation to a fatal drunk driving accident in January that left two people dead, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on May 27. Reports revealed that charges of reckless homicide and a second felony charge of drunk driving were filed against 20-year-old Crystal Steinheimer. Hannah Porter, 20,… Read More

A female motorcycle operator recently died from injuries after she became involved in an accident in the province of Romeoville, the Chicago Tribune reported on May 19. Reports said motorcycle driver Pamela Jimenez, 58, succumbed to her injuries on May 18 after her motorcycle was crashed into by a vehicle driven by 82-year-old Helen Anderson. The… Read More

A wrong-way collision involving three vehicles left one person dead and several others injured on I-290 near Des Plaines Ave., wgntv.com reported on January 11. The crash reportedly occurred before 5:00 a.m. on Interstate 290, Illinois police said. A car driving the wrong way crashed into a van and SUV. The driver of the SUV… Read More

Several charges, including DUI, were recently filed against the driver involved in a recent accident that killed a woman in St. Charles, CBS Chicago reported on November 29. According to reports, 23-year-old Joshua Spudich is facing four counts of DUI and for illegally possessing controlled substances in the wake of the accident that killed Susan… Read More

A woman in Illinois recently died from her injuries after she was hit by an 18-wheeler truck, according to an article of the Beloit Daily News on August 18. The fatal truck accident reportedly happened on Sunday, August 17 when the pedestrian, now identified as 29-year-old Tiffany Cole, was struck by a semi-truck on the southbound… Read More

Drunken driving charges were recently filed against a motorcyclist involved in a fatal accident in Momence, The Daily Journal reported on August 4. According to reports, motorcycle operator Michael Miller, 34, struck another motorcycle from behind on Illinois Route 114. Miller’s passenger Gloria York, 43, died in the accident. Miller and the other motorcycle driver were… Read More

At the end of last year, a two-year-old Chicago girl died after being attacked by a dog. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is conducting an investigation into the death of Jah’niyah White. White was reportedly left unattended while staying at her grandfather’s residence on the 3300 block of East 91st Street. The Cook… Read More