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Two Injured in Woodstock Crash Between Semi-Trailer and Minivan

Two people were injured in a recent crash between a minivan and a semi-trailer in far northwest Woodstock, IL. On March 28,...

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Barrington Crash Involving Semi-Truck Causes Chemical Spill, Fire

A recent crash involving a semi-truck resulted in a chemical spill and a fire in northwest suburban Barrington. On March 7, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a pickup collided with a semi-truck at Route 14 and Hart Road. The semi burst into flames, and it took emergency responder over 30 minutes to extinguish the fire. The semi's driver was unharmed. Emergency responders took the pickup's 35-year-old driver and his 49-year-old passenger to Good Shepherd Hospital. They are expected to survive. Chemical Spill...

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One Killed in Fiery Crash that Shut Down I-55

One person was killed in a fiery multi-vehicle collision on Monday July 25 on I-55, according to Illinois law enforcement. The crash...

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Driverless Crash Trucks Used to Keep Road Crews Safe

Royal Truck and Equipment, a specialty vehicle manufacturer based in Pennsylvania, has designed self-driving road maintenance trucks that will be used on...

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Passenger Vehicle Occupants Most Often Injured in Truck Accidents

Large semi-trucks travel along almost all major highways across the country, and they are undoubtedly the largest vehicles on the road. Trucks...

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The Leading Cause of Big Truck Accidents

Commercial truck accidents have devastating consequences for everyone involved. The sheer size of these vehicles means that thousands of Americans are injured...

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Exhausted Truck Driver Hits & Kills Tollway Operator

Semi trucks: big, bold, intimidating, always in the way and dangerous. For some drivers, these might be some of the words they associate with such vehicles. The size might seem like a threat, but what some might not realize is that it isn't necessarily the vehicle itself that may dangerous, but rather the person driving the vehicle. A recent fatal semi truck crash in Illinois has risen the question of whether some truck drivers are over working to the point...

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McLean County Firefighter Dies In Truck Accident

A firefighter from Hudson, Illinois, is dead after a trucker slammed into a roadside rescue operation last night. The Pantagraph Newspaper reports that the 39-year-old volunteer firefighter was responding to a multi-vehicle accident on Tuesday night when a big-rig driver lost control of his truck and slammed into the accident scene. McLean County Coroner Beth Kimmerling performed an autopsy this morning and the identity of the firefighter will be released afterward. The mutli-car accident reportedly happened shortly before 10 p.m....

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Fatal Joliet Truck Accident Kills 1, Injures 2

A fatal truck accident closed Interstate 80 this morning near Joliet. NBC Chicago reports that two semi-trucks collided on I-80 near Houbolt Road. One of the semi-trucks caught fire after the crash. Information on news reports is scarce, but at least two people were injured and treated at the scene. One man reportedly died in this accident, but it is unclear where the man is from or whether he was driving one of the trucks. Another serious crash injured eight...

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