Illinois Fatal Accidents

An investigation is underway after a man was killed in a traffic crash on Interstate 94 earlier this week. Illinois State Police (ISP) responded to I-94 westbound near Lake Avenue on Jan. 7 around 7 a ...[...]

A 19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in connection with a fatal crash in Oak Lawn. Peter Swenson was charged with felony reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence, and driving ...[...]

A drunk driver who traveled the wrong way, striking another vehicle head-on and killing a longtime Wauconda High School teacher, has been sentenced to six years in prison.[...]

A Huntley woman was killed Wednesday in an accident in Carpentersville. Shortly after 4:45 p.m. Wednesday, Carpentersville officers responded to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at Randall and Binnie ...[...]

Peter Swenson of Chicago is charged with reckless homicide for an Oak Lawn crash that killed Eglin Manuel Castro Alvarez of Midlothian.[...]

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ...[...]

A 70-year-old Huntley woman died following a two-vehicle crash in Carpentersville Wednesday afternoon. Carpentersville police said the woman was traveling north on Randall Road on Jan. 8 and was ...[...]

A judge released a woman charged in the fatal hit-and-run of a 24-year-old Wauconda High School graduate near Island Lake. Prosecutors say she was drinking at bars prior to the crash and hid her ...[...]

One person was killed and traffic was backed up for miles due to a crash on the Eden's Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs during the busy Tuesday morning rush hour commute, Illinois State Police ...[...]

Deputies said Shawn Murphy from Illinois killed Kevin Noland from Warsaw during a fight at a motel on Highway 83.[...]

A motorist died in a collision with a concrete barrier Tuesday morning on the Edens Expressway, according to Illinois State Police.[...]

The name of a snowplow driver with the Illinois Department of Transportation who was killed in a crash with a train in Iroquois County Monday ...[...]

A driver died Tuesday morning following a crash on I-94 in Northfield. At around 7:10 a.m., Illinois state troopers responded to northbound lanes of I-94 just north of Winnetka Road on the report of a ...[...]

An investigation has been launched after a 22-year-old suspect, who was wanted on an active warrant, was killed by a police officer Sunday afternoon. According to the Rock Island Police Department, ...[...]

Police said he was driving the car that struck and killed Tiffany Thomas, 44, in the early morning hours of Jan. 1 near the intersection of Lewis Avenue and Jenkinson Court.[...]

The Macon County Coroner has identified the young boy who died after an ATV accident on Sunday. 10-year-old Jack Brinkoetter was pronounced dead at Decatur Memorial Hospital on Sunday. The identity of ...[...]

A suburban man has been charged after allegedly striking and killing a North Chicago woman in a hit-and-run crash on New Year's Day.[...]

The driver died after crashing into a bridge support for an overpass on I-270. It's not clear why the driver went off the side of the road ...[...]

An ATV accident killed a boy and severely injured another near Mt. Zion on Sunday afternoon, according to the Macon County Sheriff's Office.[...]

A Springfield man was the victim of a fatal shooting in a chaotic scene on East Carpenter Street Saturday evening.[...]

The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that killed one on Saturday.RELATED: Springfield man, 31, dies from gunshot wounds; investigati ...[...]

Clay Carns' family released a statement saying he was a '?treasured husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend'? who became a hero when he was killed.[...]

Officials say a 61-year-old man has died in the hospital over a week after he was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on Route 12 in Fox Lake.[...]

Benton County Sheriff's Deputies, alongside officers from the Warsaw Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, responded to reports of a stabbing and shots fired at Lake Hills Motel.[...]

The funeral of Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns was ... vehicle while removing debris from a southbound lane of Interstate 55 near Channahon. Family, close friends and officers from many ...[...]

Three Illinois State Police squad cars were struck within two days in violations of the state's '?Move Over Law,'? even as troopers mourn the death of Trooper Clay Carns, who was killed in a similar ...[...]

Family, friends, and fellow officers will gather Friday to lay Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns to rest. Carns, a 35-year-old husband and father of two, was hit and killed by a driver on Interstate ...[...]

A Kane County sheriff's deputy did nothing wrong when a man he was chasing died in a high-speed crash, Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Friday. Marcos Salazar, 36, died March ...[...]

A visitation was held Thursday for fallen Illinois State Police Trooper Clay Carns, who was killed last week in a crash while he was clearing debris on I-55.[...]

CHICAGO (CBS) - A visitation is planned on Thursday to honor Illinois State Police trooper Clay Carns. The 35-year-old trooper was hit and killed by a car two days before Christmas on I-55 near ...[...]

Tyler LaRiviere / Sun-Times Carns, 35, was struck by a passing vehicle while removing debris on Interstate 55 near Channahon the night of Dec. 23, Illinois State Police said. He was taken to St ...[...]

Members of the community got a chance to say their final goodbyes Thursday to Illinois State Trooper Clay Carns, who was fatally struck by a vehicle while on-duty on Dec. 23.[...]

A 26-year-old man was fatally struck late Wednesday night by a tractor trailer on Interstate 55 in Collinsville ... issued after a toxicology test. The Illinois State Police and coroner's ...[...]

Illinois State Police said they encourage people to show support for Clay Carns, a state trooper from Orland Park who was struck and killed in a roadside crash last week, by lining the route of his ...[...]

Highway fatalities SR 130 by Dundas next to west liberty[...]

Major accident possible fatalities. Traffic at standstill both East and westbound 280 Milan. 5 Ambulances, major fire equipment[...]