Spiros Law, P.C. Blog

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… Read More

A multi-vehicle accident caused delays in traffic as two semi- trucks were involved in an accident with two mini vans. According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred when one of the semi-trucks hit another truck causing it to be pushed into two vans. The fuel tank of one of the semi-trucks was ripped off… Read More

The mayor of Rockford was involved in a four-car accident on Illinois 173 earlier this week. The mayor was traveling with his family around 4 p.m. when he was rear-ended by another vehicle when he was stopped at a stop light. The driver of Dodge Neon failed to reduce his speed when he approached the… Read More

A tractor trailer was involved in a rollover accident last week in Rantoul. The driver of the truck was from California and was taken to Carle Hospital in Urbana after the accident occurred. The accident occurred as the 28-year-old man was heading southbound on Highway 57 just around 10 p.m and he ran off the… Read More

The Illinois Department of Health is currently investigating a complaint that was filed against the employee at an Illinois nursing home. Many details of the case were not released because the investigation is still underway, but it is known that the complaint is against certified nursing assistant over committing some type of sexual abuse against… Read More

A motorcycle and car accident in Champaign on Saturday left two people seriously injured. According to officials, the accident occurred on Kirbey Avenue and Grandview Drive when a car attempted to make a turn and turned in front of a motorcycle. The man and woman that were on the motorcycle were both seriously injured. They… Read More

New legislation has been passed by General Assembly and signed into a new law by the Governor to help improve the care at nursing homes and rid them of abuse and negligence cases. The new law states that their will be increased background checks of residents who are coming to stay at the homes and… Read More

One man was injured in a construction-related semi-truck accident that occurred on Interstate 57 in a construction zone near Ashkum. The accident occurred when a 49-year-old man was driving a semi-truck and rear-ended a construction truck. The semi-truck was hauling compressed hydrogen canisters when the accident occurred. Officials have said that there was no leak… Read More

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… Read More

Traffic on I-70 was slowed for nearly two hours after a tractor trailer and rental truck collision. The accident occurred on the eastbound lanes of I-70 as a rental truck pulled a trailer with a Jeep on it. The rental truck entered the highway and was struck by a tanker. The impact caused the rental… Read More