Springfield police were busy with two unconnected rollover trafficaccidents, only minutes apart, on Saturday evening. According to police, officers were called to Fremont Avenue and Pythian at 6:41 p.m., after an Isuzu Trooper rolled after colliding with a parked car. The driver’s arm was crushed when the vehicle overturned and he was pinned. The…
A man is dead after a multiple-vehicleaccident involving a postal truck in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood. According to Chicago police, an SUV ran a red light and struck a postal truck at the 800 block of West Congress at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Saturday. A 31-year-old passenger in the SUV was killed instantly…
A tragicauto accident has claimed the life of the actor known for his role as Chekov in the new Star Trek films, according to the Associated Press. The 27-year-old Russian immigrant was found dead at his San Fernando Valley home on Sunday, June 19. According to TMZ, the actor was missing from his early…
An off-duty Chicago police officer heroically saved a young boy from a nearly fataldrowning accident. According to the authorities, a young boy was found drowning during a suburban pool party on Saturday. The boy was in full cardiac arrest when he was pulled from the waters. An off-duty Chicago police officer was attending the…
An Illinois-based recycling center has been fined by OSHA and ordered to pay $350,000 after aworker was killed on the job. Behr Iron and Steel Inc. is ordered to pay restitution of $350,000 to the victim’s estate as well as serve a five-year probation. The fatal accident occurred back in March 2014 when a…
Authorities say a man has been accused of runningdrivers off the road in St. Charles County. According to authorities, the man has targeted innocent drivers on Missouri roads for months. Police have been receiving complaints from many people, all sharing a similar story. Police report there are 16 victims since February, from St. Charles…
A contractor working for the Metropolitan Sewer District was finally rescued after a dangerous work zone accident today. The constructionworker became trapped in a hole at the 4100 block of Finney in North St. Louis on Friday morning. The MSD contractor was working with a crew to fill in a trench with dirt when…
A Florida man is dead after the first known fatal autonomous vehicleaccident. The crash happened on May 7 when a man driving the Tesla Model S with Autopilot collided with a tractor-trailer as it made a left turn, crossing into his lane. Neither the driver or the Autopilot system could react in time to…
Two men face involuntary manslaughter charges after afatal crash in Frontenac last Friday night. The two men that were involved in the crash are believed to have been racing as well as driving while intoxicated. According to the Frontenac Police Department, a 72-year-old woman was struck in her Toyota SUV by a BMW that…
A U.S. Postal Serviceworker was attacked and seriously injured by a swarm of hornets while on her suburban Chicago route this past Tuesday. The mail carried was on her route in Wheaton when she was stung between 30 to 50 times near her head and neck. According to a U.S. Postal Service spokesperson, the…