A Tennessee man has been charged after an Illinois drunk driving accident that killed one person and injured nine others.

According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred  when a 43-year-old man’s truck struck a van while traveling on U.S. 51. The collision caused the man’s truck to spin out of control across the lanes of traffic before striking a group of motorcycles.

A 56-year-old motorcycle passenger was killed in the collision and nine others were injured. He has been charged with aggravated DUI, reckless driving along with 14 other charges.

Drunk driving is a serious offense that can not only put the driver in danger, but also every other person on the roadway at the time. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim at this time.

A man was charged with drunk driving after an accident that left five people injured.

According to Urbana police, a 22-year-old man was arrested at 1:15 a.m. on his birthday after he was involved in an accident. The man was driving southbound on Lincoln when he was attempting to turn left on to Fairbanks and collided with another vehicle.

He stated that he thought that he had a green arrow. After the accident, he was ticketed with failure to yield after turning left and driving under the influence.

Two people that were in his vehicle were transported to Carle Foundation Hospital,  but they have been treated and released. A passenger in the vehicle struck was also taken to the hospital.

If you or a loved one has been injured after being involved in a drunk driving accident, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the DWI injury lawyers in Champaign of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 217-328-2828.

A one-car accident in Champaign resulted in two people being transported to Carle Foundation Hospital in fair condition.

According to sheriff, the vehicle was heading east on a gravel roadway when the driver lost control and left the roadway. This then caused the vehicle to flip and roll over.

One of the victims was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the car. The 55-year-old driver of the car was ticketed with driving under the influence, failure to reduce speed to avoid in accident and driving without insurance.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a drunk driving car accident, you need experienced representation on your side. Contact the Champaign drunk driving accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 217-328-2828.

An Urbana man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Interstate 74 at 8:30 a.m. on October 8.

The 38-year-old man lost control of his motorcycle while traveling on the on-ramp of I-74. His bike traveled off of the roadway onto gravel. He then turned the bike to head back to the roadway, but the motorcycle flipped onto it side and he was ejected from it.

The man was then airlifted to the Carle Foundation Hospital with serious injuries. He was charged with driving under the influence, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving with a revoked license and improper land usage.

Drunk driving accidents can cause serious injury to all involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

A two-car accident killed on Illinois 16.

The accident happened around 6:20 p.m. when a 34-year-old man who was driving a jeep and lost control of the vehicle collided with another vehicle. Both drivers had to be cut from their vehicles. The driver of the other vehicle, a 51-year-ol man was pronounced at the scene. The 34-year-old driver suffered very serious injury. He was later charged with driving under the influence.

If you or someone you love has been the victim of a drunk driving accident, contact the Champaign drunk driving accident victims lawyer of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-328-2828.