An autoaccident involving three tractor-trailers had crews scrambling to clean up debris in order to reopen Interstate 44 on Thursday. As traffic slowed near the exit for Highway 50, one tractor-trailer rear-ended another causing the truck to jackknife and collide with a third tractor-trailer. The trucks were transporting hazardous material and burst into flames…
A mother in Illinois is urging for drivers to slow down after her toddler was hit by a car on Thursday afternoon. Thepedestrian accident happened in Cahokia at around 5 p.m. when a group of children were playing outside. According to the Cahokia police, a 77-year-old woman was traveling on Donald Street when she…
A teen driver is dead after a fatalauto accident occurred on Sunday afternoon in North St. Louis County. According to authorities, a single-vehicle accident happened at approximately 3:15 p.m. The vehicle contained five teenagers ranging in age from 15-years-old to 19-years-old. The initial investigation indicates that the driver, a 17-year-old driver was operating a…
As a St. Louis County police officer was responding to a call, he was injured in acar accident. The incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m. and involved one other vehicle. The officer was traveling in his squad car with his lights and sirens activated. As he traveled on Benham Road, another vehicle traveling on…
A construction company in Iowa has been fined after an employee was killed in a fatal constructionaccident. The victim was an employee of JRS Excavating and died in a trench collapse on Jan 6, 2016, at 5th Avenue Northwest and Adventureland Drive. The 30-year-old man was in a trench, 12 feet deep, at a…
A Highland, Missouri man died in atractor-trailer accident Tuesday morning, April 12. The 30-year-old motorist collided with a tractor-trailer near Lebanon. Officials report that the man was driving westbound on Highway 50 at Old Route 50 when his 2012 Chevrolet collided with the semi-truck after he crossed the center-line. The man was found ejected…
An Iowa man has died this week after a fatalpedestrian accident last week. Last Wednesday, the man was struck by a vehicle while crossing SW 9th near Christ the King Catholic Church. The driver fled the scene, leaving the man unconscious in the roadway. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he spent…
A teen wasinjured after being shot with a BB in the temple while driving his car on a country road near Eldon, Missouri. The teenager had four other passengers in the car when he suddenly felt pain in his temple and became very disoriented. The teen received emergency treatment and medical professionals took two…
An Ole Miss pitcher was arrested forDUI on Friday, April 8. The Ole Miss freshman was arrested over the weekend but was still able to pitch in Sunday’s game against the Rebels. It is unclear what the repercussions will be and if the freshman pitcher will undergo any punishments. Whatever the punishment, it will…
Ten people were injured on a Memphis road after a nine vehiclecrash occurred on the morning of April 11. The pile-up occurred on Riverdale Road near Holmes Road in Memphis. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reported a flatbed tractor-trailer caused the crash after slamming into a car at a stoplight on Riverdale Road. The tractor-trailer…