Three people were killed in truck accident after the driver of the pickup truck lost control of the vehicle causing it to roll, hit a telephone pole and collide with a house in Farm Ridge Township.

According to La Salle County authorities, the 49-year-old driver of the vehicle and two of his five passengers were killed in the collision. The three other people in the car were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the accident.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation and the county along with the state police are working together to find answers. No one was in the home when the truck crashed into it.

Car accidents can cause serious injury to all people involved and can change the lives of many others, our condolences are with the friends and family of the victims.

Two Fairbury teens were killed in a car accident while vacationing with their family in Oklahoma.

The accident occurred when the family was riding in a motor home driven by a 70-year-old man when the home went off of the side of the road and hit four concrete pillars.

The driver was trapped in the car for 45 minutes until emergency crews freed him. He and his wife along with two others were transported to the hospital,  but are in stable condition. A 16-year-old girl and her 13-year-old brother were killed in the accident.

Car accidents can happen when least expected, our thoughts and condolences are with the friends and family of the victim.

A one-car accident in Champaign County took the life of a Rankin man.

The 20-year-old man was driving on U.S. 136 when his truck veered off of the road. His truck went through a lane of oncoming traffic, landed in a ditch and struck a culvert before coming to a stop.

The man had to be extricated out of the vehicle by emergency crews. He was then transported to Carle Foundation Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Car accidents can happen unexpectedly and change the lives of all people involved, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

Three people were transported to the hospital after a three-car accident on Interstate 72 in Champaign.

A 37-year-old woman was driving east down the interstate when she approached stopped traffic in the road. The cars were stopped due to maintenance in the road, but as the cars approached the woman was looking at her rear view mirror and she rear-ended a pickup truck.

She then rear-ended another vehicle. All three people were sent to the hospital to be treated for their injuries. The woman was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.

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

According to a report from the U.S Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Safety Database, farm vehicles are mostly involved in rear-end collisions because it can be hard to determine the speed of a slow moving vehicle.

Also, it can be difficult to slow down in time when your car is traveling at a speed of 55 mph and a farm vehicle ahead of you is traveling at 15 mph. Drivers are encouraged to apply their brakes as if they are approaching a stop light when a farm vehicle is on the road in front of the driver.

If you or a family member has been injured in a collision with a farm vehicle, contact the Champaign car accident lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C. by calling 217-328-2828 today.

Three people were killed in a chain reaction car accident on Interstate 57 near Mattoon on late Tuesday afternoon.

Accident reconstructionists are currently working to figure out the details of the accident that left three people dead and 13 others injured. The accident began when a truck driver looked down at a map and rear-ended a stopped vehicle in front of him.

The collision caused a chain reaction with eight other vehicles. One of the vehicles caught fire and the person inside was airlifted to the burn center at Memorial Medical Center. Traffic was backed up due to a northbound lanes being shut down because of resurfacing.

Car accidents can have devastating effects on all effected by them. Our thoughts go out to victims and their family and friends.

One person was killed on Monday in a two-car crash in Artesia Township in Iroquois County.

The 33-year-old man was killed when another car collided with his vehicle at the intersection of 200 East and 700 North roads. After the collision, the cars spun into a nearby field that was flooded by recent rains

Corbin Siddal, 33, was pronounced dead at 6:51 p.m. Monday at the scene of the crash, Cheatum said, after another car collided with his at the intersection of 200 East and 700 North roads in Iroquois County. The cars careened into a newly planted field, which was under water because of recent rains.

A 40-year old Champaign woman was killed in a two-car accident at around 10:46 p.m. on Thursday night.  The accident occurred in central Champaign at the intersection of Elm Street and Springfield Avenue. The driver of the other car was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.

Car accidents can have a devastating effect on the lives of individuals and their families. Our sincerest condolences go out to the family of the victim.

According to Champaign County Sheriff’s deputies, a two-vehicle collision in eastern Champaign County last Friday resulted in two damaged cars but no serious injuries.

The accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. at the intersection of county roads 1450 N (Homer Lake Road) and 2200 E (Sidney Slab).

A car driven by a 75-year-old St. Joseph man was stopped at a stop sign on 1450 N. When he pulled into the intersection, he was struck by a Taylorville driver heading north in his pickup truck.

Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Neither of the drivers were injured, but the 75-year-old man’s wife, who was riding passenger, complained of chest pains and was taken to an area hospital.

Police ticketed the 75-year-old man with failure to yield.

If you or anyone you know has been in a traffic accident wherein a driver failed to yield, contact the Champaign car accident attorneys of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-328-2828 today to discuss your legal options.

Police of the District 8 Germantown Hills office of Secor have reported that a 16-year-old Eureka High School student was killed in a traffic accident Tuesday morning.

The fatal accident occurred around 8:15 a.m. when the teenager was driving north on Woodford County Road 2000 east and turned in front of a semitrailer truck eastbound on U.S. 24. The truck driver was not injured, and neither vehicle was carrying any passengers.

The high school shut down all practices and school events for the evening, and the school district provided counselors and ministers for any students who wished to talk about the accident.

If you or anyone you know has been in a traffic accident caused by the negligence or recklessness of another driver, contact the Champaign personal injury attorneys of Spiros Law, P.C. at 217-328-2828 today to discuss your legal options.