Accidents that occured in Illinois or impacted Illinois residents.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago. The victim, identified as Lidia Morales, was hit by a white SUV which fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident and urging anyone with information to come forward.
A drunk driver lost control and crashed into a storefront in Humboldt Park, causing extensive damage. No one was injured in the incident.
The driver of a stalled vehicle was struck and killed on I-88 in DeKalb County Sunday night. The crash occurred at about 11 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-88 near Peace Road.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Department and the Champaign County coroner are investigating a deadly car crash in Tuscola, Illinois. Kenneth Clodfelder, a 72-year-old man from Villa Grove, died when the car he was driving went off the road and hit a power pole.
A Decatur woman is seriously hurt after a motorcycle versus car accident. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on Friday at East William and North 26th Streets in Decatur.
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run in the Washington Park neighborhood Thursday night. The victim, a female, was hit by a white SUV which fled the scene. Police are investigating the incident.
Multiple lanes were closed on I-55 in Plainfield Friday morning after a semi-truck carrying ham crashed, spilling fuel and meat onto the highway. Three patients were taken to area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash involved multiple vehicles including a semi-trailer truck.
A six-vehicle crash on I-55 in Plainfield, Illinois has disrupted traffic. The crash involved four vehicles in the northbound lanes and two in the southbound lanes. No fatalities have been reported.
A semi-truck fire at the I 39S/90E exchange in Cherry Valley has caused traffic to come to a standstill. No word yet on injuries or the cause of the fire.
One person dies Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash in Stephenson County, Illinois. Illinois State Police Troop 1 responded to investigate the fatal traffic accident. US Route 20 is shutdown as ISP investigates the accident.