A 5-year-old girl was injured after a three-car accident occurred Monday morning.

According to Champaign police, the accident occurred at the intersection at University Avenue and Fourth Street just before 9 a.m. The accident began when a 20-year-old driver was traveling in her Ford Explorer when her car collided with another SUV.

The 30-year-old driver of the other vehicle was not injured, but two children his vehicle were transported to Carle Foundation Hospital to be treated. The 20-year-old driver of the car along with a 5-year-old passenger in the car were already released from the hospital, but a 5-year-old passenger is still in the hospital currently in critical condition. The second vehicle that was struck, flipped and rolled over striking another car, but no one inside was injured.

A man from Champaign was killed after a rollover car accident occurred on Interstate 57.

According to local police, the 52-year-old victim was the passenger in a car that somehow lost control near Chebanse. The man was killed and the 37-year-old driver of this vehicle was also seriously injured.

While police were investigating this accident, a squad car rear ended another car. The driver of the car struck, the fire protection district chief, was injured as well as the squad car driver.

Our deepest condolences are with the friends and family of the victim at this time.

Two people were injured after a three-vehicle accident occurred on South Staley Road in Champaign.

According to police officials, the accident occurred at 5:40 p.m. when an 86-year-old man pulled out of his driveway in the path of a truck. The driver of the truck swerved to avoid hitting the man’s car, but the man still backed into the truck.

The impact pushed the truck into oncoming lanes of traffic where it was struck by a third car. The 51-year-old truck driver and the 86-year-old man were both transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in order to be treated. The driver of the third vehicle was not injured in the collision.

Car accidents can cause serious injury to anyone involved. If you or someone you know has been involved in a car accident and was injured as a result, you need representation that may be able to help you receive the compensation you are entitled to. Contact the car accident lawyers Champaign of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-328-2828 today.

A collision involving three vehicles on Interstate 74 sent six people to the hospital on Wednesday night.

The collision occurred when a 23-year-old driver lost control of her Jeep while running over tire debris on the road. The Jeep then went through the median and hit an on-coming vehicle. This collision caused the on-coming vehicle to begin spinning and hit the third vehicle involved in the accident.

The driver of the on-coming car is in fair condition, and his fellow passengers have been treated and released. There is still no word on the 23-year-old’s condition.

If you or a loved one has sustained injuries from a car accident, contact the Champaign car accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 217-328-2828.

Three teens were injured in a car accident just south of Dewey on Monday.

According to officials, the accident occurred just south of U.S. 136  when the 16-year-old driver ran off the side of the road. She then over-corrected and went across the other side of the road before the vehicle overturned into a corn field.

There were three people in the car with her during the crash and their ages were 15, 16 and 19. They were all taken by ambulance to Provena Covenant Medical Center in Urbana. The driver of the car was charged with driving too fast for the conditions. The accident remains under investigation at this time.

If you have been injured in a car accident due to a negligent driver, contact the Champaign car accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 217-328-2828.

After a hit-and-run car accident on Tuesday, an Urbana driver suspected of causing the accident has been arrested.  The 31-year old man is being charged with a felony for leaving the scene of a personal-injury accident and driving without insurance.

According to Urbana police reports, the accident occurred at around 2:20 p.m. on Tuesday on North Lincoln Avenue.  The 75- year old victim of the accident was reported to have slowed to turn onto Sunset Drive when the Urbana man rear-ended his vehicle.

The victim suffered a cut to the head in the car accident and was treated at Carle Foundation Hospital.  Fortunately, the 75-year old was able to provide police with a detailed description of the vehicle that hit his.  In addition, investigators found an imprint of the hit-and-run suspect’s vehicle’s license plate number on the victim’s vehicle’s bumper.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident in Champaign, contact the Champaign car accident attorneys of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-328-2828 to learn more about your rights on the road.

A third person has been killed in connection with a car accident that occurred in Coles County.

According to a report from the state police, the accident occurred as a 26-year-0ld woman was driving east on Illinois 316 and she passed another vehicle traveling in the same direction.

She lost control of her vehicle as she passed the car and traveled into the westbound lanes. She then struck a semitrailer that was driven by a 20-year-old man. The truck then hit a van, which flipped and landed  into a ditch.

Seven of the people in the van were ejected from the vehicle. Three people in the van have died because of injuries sustained in the accident.  The woman was cited for improper lane usage, speeding, not have a valid license and driving an uninsured vehicle.

Our thoughts are with the friends of family of the victims in the accident.

Three people were transported to Carle Foundation Hospital after a two-car crash in Homer occurred.

According to the state police report, the accident occurred as a 23-year-old woman was driving an Audi east on County Road 1350N when she approached the intersection of Illinois 49 and failed to stop at the stop sign.

Her vehicle entered the intersection where she was struck by a Honda Civic that was driven by a 51-year-old man. Both drivers and a 23-year-old passenger were taken to the hospital to be treated, they were all later released. The 23-year-old driver was ticketed for failing to yield at an intersection, disobeying a traffic control device and for operating an uninsured motor vehicle.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident due to a negligent driver, contact the car accident lawyers Champaign of Spiros Law, P.C.,  by calling 217-328-2828.