A 26-year-old woman died and two others were hurt in a recent single-vehicle crash in Chicago’s Calumet Heights neighborhood. According to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines, the driver of a sedan was speeding around 4 am when she lost control of the vehicle near the intersection of East…
A Chicago man was charged with failure to reduce speed and driving an uninsured vehicle in connection with a January crash that killed his passenger in suburban Alsip. The 32-year-old man was allegedly driving a Ford Taurus south on Cicero Avenue near 128th Street when he struck the trailer of…
A 29-year-old Carol Stream woman was recently killed in an early morning crash on the Eisenhower Expressway. According to Illinois State Police, the woman stopped her Nissan Altima in the emergency lane of eastbound Interstate 290 near Kostner Avenue around 5:45 am. Soon after, she was allegedly struck from behind…
Lately I’ve been reading a lot about the Google car, a vehicle that drives itself. While it sounds too good to be true, the car is currently being tested. Once the car arrives it could have far-reaching implications across the world. Why will the car put me out of business?…
An off-duty officer with the Chicago Police Department was recently killed in a tragic rollover accident on the South Side of Chicago. The 31-year-old woman was reportedly driving her sport utility vehicle on the Chicago Skyway around 10:30 pm when she struck a concrete barrier near 81st Street. According to…
A school bus reportedly struck several vehicles in a chain-reaction crash that occurred in suburban Niles. According to Park Ridge Fire Deputy Chief Jeff Sorensen, at least five crashes took place on Oakton Street between Prospect Avenue and Greenwood Avenue along the border between the towns of Park Ridge and…
A suspected drunk driving crash on Western Avenue has taken the life of a 26-year-old woman. According to Chicago police, a 33-year-old man was driving a four-door Saturn south on the roadway around 2:15 am when the car struck a viaduct, flipped, and split in two. The single-vehicle accident reportedly…
Two teenagers were killed in a recent single-vehicle crash on Wilmot Road near northwest suburban Antioch Township. According to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, a 16-year-old Antioch High School junior was headed east in a Chevrolet Trailblazer Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) when he unexpectedly left the roadway and struck a…
A 57-year-old Albany Park woman was recently killed in a single-vehicle wreck on North Elston Avenue in Chicago’s Avondale neighborhood. According to News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro, the woman was headed north around 9 pm when the Nissan van she was driving left the roadway and struck a pole. After…
An elderly woman died after she was allegedly struck by a vehicle that was backing out of a private driveway in Palatine. The 77-year-old was reportedly walking with her husband along North Hicks Road near Northwest Highway when the couple was struck by a Chevrolet Malibu. According to local police,…