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Pekin Man Dies In East Peoria DUI Accident Route 29

A 24-year-old man is dead after a serious drunk driving car accident in Peoria. Authorities say that the Pekin man died last Thursday from injuries sustained in a car accident on the previous Sunday. The man and a 23-year-old friend were neighbors who had been drinking at a bar in Peoria before stopping for breakfast in East Peoria. The driver was still intoxicated after breakfast and failed to negotiate a curve on Illinois Route 29. The crash happened around 5:30...

Driver Charged In Kennedy Expressway DUI

In our last post we discussed a fatal drunk driving car accident that happened over the weekend on the Kennedy Expressway. Authorities say that they have charged a 24-year-old Northwest Side man with drunk driving and it is unclear whether he will also face vehicular homicide charges in connection with his passenger's wrongful death. The SUV that the man was driving was packed with seven people. Authorities believe that several people were sitting on laps of others, which is highly...

Lack Of Seat Belt Use Factor In Matteson Accident Fatality

A Chicago man recently died in a suburban Matteson car accident. The Chicago Tribune reports that the crash happened last week on the ramp between westbound U.S. Route 30 to Northbound I-57. Police officers and accident reconstruction experts were on the scene and determined that the severity of a crash was linked to the failure of the two vehicle occupants to wear seat belts. It is unclear how this crash happened or what the Fernwood man hit, but his passenger...

Southwest Chicago Accident Kills Two, Injures One

Two people were killed and one person was injured this weekend in a serious auto accident on Chicago's Far Southwest Side. CBS Chicago reports that the fatal accident happened early Sunday morning when a car crossed the center line of West 115th Street and hit another car head-on. The damage was severe and killed a 36-year-old man and a 28-year-old man. A woman survived the crash, which happened near Chicago's border with Merrionette Park. Authorities are investigating the crash and...

Pedestrian Killed In Megabus Accident Was Court Secretary

In our last post we discussed a fatal downtown Chicago pedestrian accident involving a Megabus which struck a 76-year-old woman. ABC News reports that the woman was a retired Illinois Supreme Court secretary who lived in downtown Chicago near the accident scene. "She was a great woman, a go-getter," said one of the woman's friends. "She was the kind of person all communities would be proud of. She had a far-reaching affect on people who knew her. I am proud...

Accident On I-294 Kills Illinois State Trooper

An Illinois State Trooper was killed last Thursday evening when a semi-truck slammed into his police cruiser. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the 28-year-old police officer was on duty when the truck hit him on I-294 near Willow Road. The fatal car accident happened shortly before 11 p.m. according to a State Police spokeswoman. The accident was so severe that the trooper's body was taken to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office still strapped in the car. Once there, a...

Tips For A Safe Thanksgiving

In our last post we discussed the fact that Thanksgiving is one of the most dangerous times of the year for drivers. This week sees an increased number of people on the road and higher-than-normal numbers of car accidents. The auto club AAA says that 43.6 million Americans are going to travel distances greater than 50 miles today and tomorrow. This is up from 43.3 million the year before. There are several things that drivers can do to remain safe...

Are Cell Phone Restrictions Being Expanded In IL?

The use of a cell phone in a construction zone or a school zone is prohibited in Illinois. The state also bans texting and emailing while driving, due to the connection between those distractions and car accidents. Illinois legislators are now considering another restriction designed to prevent accidents caused by cell phone use. New legislation would prevent drivers from using their cell phones to make calls, take pictures or take videos within 500 feet of an emergency site. The bill...