Illinois Truck Accident Lawyer Blog

A 30 year-old truck driver from Spring Grove was indicted on three counts of reckless DUI and one count of reckless homicide after turning himself in on April 28. The charges were for a fatal truck accident that occurred in Kane County in October 2008. The driver rear-ended a pick-up truck carrying a man, his wife and 3-year-old son, causing their vehicle to crash into a salt truck in front of them. The woman died at the scene of the truck accident. The man and his son were both injured in the accident. The Courier News reports that after the accident, the driver tested positive for marijuana. Read more about this tragic Illinois truck accident.

In the early morning of April 28, a truck driver ran off the road and slammed his semi into a bridge construction site along the Tri-State Tollway near Libertyville, a Chicago suburb. The truck accident sent bridge beams onto a Metra track, delaying commuter trains for over an hour. According to a report in the Lake County Sun, the truck accident was caused when the driver fell asleep. He was taken to a local hospital with no serious injuries. Read more about this suburban Chicago truck accident.

A 17-year-old driver was injured on April 27 when his van crashed into a semi-truck on the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago. Chicago Breaking News reports that the injured driver possibly was driving in the wrong direction on the highway when the accident occurred. Police continue to investigate and he may be charged with driving in the wrong direction. The van driver was taken to Loyola University Hospital near Chicago with serious, but not life threatening, personal injuries. The driver of the truck was not hurt in the accident. Read more about this Chicago truck accident.

On April 25, a teenage boy was killed in a dump truck accident in southern Illinois. It is reported that the boy was helping the truck driver remove gravel from the truck after the load began to shift. The driver said he would pay the boy to help. As they were working, the truck tipped and crushed the boy. No word on whether charges will be filed, however the driver was taken into police custody for an outstanding warrant and driving on a suspended license. Read about this dump truck accident.

A chain-reaction truck accident in Franklin County, IL closed Interstate I-57 for over three hours and left one man dead. According to a report, the truck accident involved three semis and one pickup truck. The chain-reaction collision occurred when a truck carrying a load of steel pipes crashed into another tractor-trailer truck. This impact caused the second truck to crash into a third, which then rear-ended a pickup. The driver of the first truck carrying the steel pipes was killed on the scene. One other truck driver was taken to a Benton, IL hospital with minor injuries. If you are interested in reading more about this Illinois truck accident, follow the link.

A couple from Marissa, IL (St. Clair County) recently filed a complaint against a driver, a truck driver and trucking company for injuries that the husband sustained in an accident. The plaintiff was a passenger in the defendant driver’s SUV. According to the complaint, the negligent driver collided with the tractor trailer driven by the defendant truck driver. The plaintiff and his wife allege that both the SUV driver and truck driver failed to maintain proper control of their vehicles, failed to yield, and failed to break to avoid an accident. They also allege that both defendants were traveling too fast. The plaintiff suffered extensive personal injuries in the accident. Read more about this Illinois truck accident lawsuit.

According to a report on Chicago Breaking News, a propane truck was involved in an accident on April 20 in the Chicago suburb of Addison, IL. The accident happened after the driver lost control of the truck while getting on an entrance ramp to I-355. This caused the truck to rollover and block the ramp to the busy expressway. The driver was able to get out of the truck on his own and did not suffer serious injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the truck accident and no propane leaked from the tank of the truck. Visit the link to read more about this Chicago truck accident.

Former star football player, Barry Brueggeman, from Quincy University in Quincy, IL was killed recently in a tractor trailer accident. The ex-athlete died on April 16 when the tractor trailer he was driving overturned. According to a report in the Quincy Herald Whig, he was attempting to turn his truck when the load shifted, causing the truck to topple. Brueggman was pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. There were no other vehicles and no other injuries reported in the crash. Follow the link to read more about this Illinois truck accident.

In the early morning of April 17, two teenage girls were killed when the motor home they were riding in crashed into a semi-truck. Both were pronounced dead at the scene of the truck accident. Two other people were taken to a local hospital for injuries. The girls were riding in the motor home with five other people when it collided with the truck. The two deceased passengers were thrown from the motor home upon impact. No word on whether the truck driver sustained any serious injuries in the accident. To read more about this tragic trucking accident, follow the link provided.

A truck accident involving three tractor-trailers occurred on April 16. The accident shut down a highway roughly 70 miles south of Chicago for several hours while crews cleaned up hazardous materials that spilled onto the road during the crash. According to a report on CBS 2 Chicago, the accident was caused when the three trucks rear-ended each other. One of the trucks involved in the accident was carrying Pyridine. The report did not indicate whether anyone involved in the accident was injured. Read the full story of this trucking accident by following the hyperlink.

A truck driver has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for a tractor trailer accident that killed three people last July. According to the Chicago Tribune, the driver is being held in a St. Louis prison on $250,000 bond. The fatal truck accident occurred when the truck driver collided with several vehicles, eventually coming to a stop with one car stuck under his truck. A driver from Caseyville, IL and two Amish people were among the victims of the horrific crash. Read more about the truck accident by following the link.

A 57-year-old man and a toddler were both injured in an accident on April 14 when their Jeep SUV collided with a truck. According to police reports, the driver was traveling southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and hit the tractor-trailer head on. Emergency workers extricated the man from the SUV and took him to a local hospital. The toddler was removed from the vehicle by his mother and also taken to a hospital with minor injuries. The truck driver suffered no serious injuries in the accident. The report did not elaborate on what may have caused the driver to drift into the path of the truck. Click on the link to read the full story of this truck accident.

A 50-year-old truck driver was killed in an accident after he lost control of his vehicle. According to reports, police suspect that he had a heart attack prior to losing control of his truck. The truck drifted off of the highway, over a ramp and eventually stopped in a ditch alongside the road. No other cars or trucks were involved in the accident and no one else was injured. Read the account of this fatal trucking accident by following the link.

An accident involving a box truck and two cars resulted in one death and several injuries. The accident happened at an intersection, when two cars were waiting at a stop light. The box truck driver did not notice that the vehicles were stopped and rear ended one of the cars. This collision sent the car crashing into the car in front of it, causing it to burst into flames. The driver of the middle car was killed and two people in the front car were hospitalized. The road was closed for five hours after the truck accident. Read the full account of the accident by following the link.

An accident in southern Illinois on April 9 left one man dead. The accident occurred when the deceased driver hydroplaned and lost control of his vehicle. His car ran into the median and then swerved back into traffic in front of a tractor trailer truck. The truck slammed into the car, killing the driver. The truck driver was not injured in the accident. According to a report in the Belleville News Democrat, traffic on the highway was backed up for over two miles and it took three hours for normal traffic to resume. Read more about this Illinois truck accident by clicking through the link.

Over the past several years, the United States has seen a shortage in skilled truck drivers. At Levin & Perconti, we have handled a number of truck accident cases where long hours and overworked drivers were often to blame. However, the economic recession plaguing the nation has created a surplus, rather than a shortage, in truck drivers. This surplus is attributed to the closure of many trucking companies and also due to a decrease in the amount of goods being shipped by trucks. According to a recent article, in the last three months of 2008, the amount shipped decreased by over six percent. Because of this, companies are laying-off truckers and lowering costs. To read the full account of how the recession is affecting the trucking industry, follow the link.

A 23-year-old man driving a motorcycle was killed instantly when his bike collided with a truck. The truck pulled out of a truck stop and into the path of the northbound motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle attempted to break and skidded for over 300 feet. Unfortunately, he could not stop fast enough and he was run over by the back tires of the tractor trailer. The driver of the truck was not injured in the accident. Read the full story of this tragic trucking accident by following the link.

The Bolingbrook Sun has reported that a truck accident occurred in the early morning hours of April 9. According to the report, a semi-truck and a sports utility vehicle were both traveling in the eastbound lanes of I-55. The collision was near the Bolingbrook Drive exit of the expressway. No serious injuries were reported and the accident did not affect traffic. The article did not reveal the cause of the crash. Read more about the Chicago truck accident by clicking the link.

A truck carrying thousands of pounds of pork bellies rolled over on April 7 on the Tri-State Tollway. The accident occurred after the truck was cut off by a car traveling on the tollway. According to the Lake County News Sun, police are searching for the vehicle that cut off the truck. The driver of the truck was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening personal injuries. Crews were called in to clear the road of the truck and pork products. Follow the link to the read the full account of this Lake County trucking accident.

Attorneys representing a family whose son was killed in a truck accident in St. Clair County, IL filed a lawsuit on behalf of the family. The lawsuit names the truck driver and Enterprise Leasing Company, the company who rented the truck to the driver, as defendants. According to the lawsuit, the truck driver rented the truck from Enterprise Leasing Company and was traveling west bound on a bridge when he illegally tried to pass a tractor trailer. He came into the eastbound lanes of the bridge and collided with the victim’s vehicle. The Madison St. Clair Record reports that the lawsuit alleges the truck driver was driving at a high rate of speed in a no passing zone. They are suing Enterprise for not determining if the driver was fit to drive the truck according to traffic laws before they rented him the vehicle. Follow the link to read the entire report on this tragic St. Clair County truck accident.

Two passengers in a Jeep were killed in a truck accident on April 4 after a semi-truck slammed into their Jeep. The truck then crashed into two other cars, leaving one person with minor injuries. According to police, most of the cars on the road were traveling slowly because of white-out conditions. However, the truck was traveling at 55 mph and slammed into the Jeep, causing it to go off the road and catch fire. The truck then collided with the other two vehicles. Police arrested the truck driver and charged him with vehicular homicide. Read more about this truck accident.

Two people from Arcola, IL were taken to the hospital after being involved in an accident near Mansfield. The accident occurred as their Ford Taurus attempted to pass a semi-truck in the westbound lanes of the highway. The truck veered into the left lane, forcing the victim’s car off of the road, where it hit an embankment, flipped and slid into the eastbound lanes. The victims had to be cut out of their car and were taken to a local hospital. Neither was seriously injured and both were released. According to an article in the Danville News Gazette, the truck driver was cited for “improper lane usage.” Read more about the truck accident.

A major truck accident occurred around 1 p.m. on April 2, closing a busy turnpike as crews worked to clean up the mess. Two trucks were involved in the accident with no serious injuries reported to the two truck drivers. A truck hauling lumber rear-ended another truck, causing the lumber truck to overturn and spill its contents onto the road. The truck then caught on fire. To read the full story of this truck accident, follow the link.