Chicago police are searching for the driver of a silver truck that is believed to have been involved in a hit -and-run accident early Sunday morning. The crash occurred in the 1600 block of North Kostner Avenue on the northwest side of the city and involved three vehicles, including the…
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Fatal Crash in Long Grove Leaves 1 Dead
Authorities in the north suburb of Long Grove were called to the scene of an accident last night. When they arrived at the area of Illinois 83 and Westmoreland Drive, they determined that a pickup truck and a minivan collided near the intersection, causing serious injuries and damage to at…
Nissan Plans Self Driving Cars by 2020 With Goal of Crash-Free, Fatality-Free Vehicles
Nissan took a big step forward in the race to produce commercially viable autonomous, or self driving cars, announcing Tuesday that the Japanese auto maker will be selling autonomous models by 2020. It is no secret that Nissan has been working on the technology for a self driving car for…
DUI Driver Who Fled Scene of Fatal Crash Gets 7 Year Prison Sentence
An Aurora man will serve seven years behind bars for striking two and killing one with his van back in 2010. The 33-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in serious bodily injury or death, to which…
Driver Distracted By Cell Phone Charging Cord Causes Fatal Accident
Authorities believe that a driver was distracted by a cell phone charger cord that was tangled around his steering wheel when he caused an accident on August 8, 2013. The accident occurred in the 13900 block of South Cicero Avenue earlier this month. The at-fault driver reportedly was driving a…
Woman Killed After Man Leaves Car Running, Son Accidentally Puts it in Gear
Authorities believe a 58-year-old woman was in the wrong place at the wrong time when she was killed on a Thursday morning. The woman was walking on a sidewalk in the 4400 block of South Saint Louis Avenue in the Brightton Park neighborhood when a truck crashed through a garage…
Unlicensed Driver Sentenced to 4 Years for Reckless Homicide
A driver has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in an accident that claimed the life of a 44-year-old Chicago man. The driver, who has already spent about nine months behind bars, could be released after as little as two years, leaving some in the community…
Elderly Driver Crashes Into Liquor Store, Causes Fire
Police have reported that an 84-year-old woman was behind the wheel when her car crashed through a local liquor store on Thursday. The woman reportedly hopped a curb and crashed through the front entrance of Binny’s Beverage Depot in Highland Park on Monday where her vehicle entered part of the…
Lincoln Square Hit-And-Run Leaves Pedestrian Dead
Just before 5:00 a.m. on Saturday morning, police received a call about an unresponsive man in the road in Lincoln Square. Now, police believe the man was the victim of a hit-run-driver. The victim’s injuries were so severe that he died at the scene. The incident occurred in the 2100…
Fatal South Side Chicago Hit-And-Run Leads to Arrest
A 27-year-old woman from West Pullman has been arrested and charged in a fatal hit-and-run crash that left a 77-year-old man dead. The woman appeared in court on Wednesday where the judge ordered that she be held on $250,000 bail. The incident occurred on July 17, 2013 around 7:00 a.m.…