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MATTOON, IL – Three people were killed Monday, May 31, 2010, in a truck accident in Coles County, Illinois. The deadly incident may have happened when the truck driver was distracted as he drove on Interstate 57 just north of the city of Mattoon. The accident area is in the central east section of the state, about 135 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri and about 65 miles west of Terre Haute, Indiana.

Local emergency teams responded to the scene of the semi truck accident and police arrived a few moments later. When they went to the SUV they found that three of the four women had received fatal injuries in the collision and were already dead.

On Monday evening at around 5:00 p.m., 55 year old Everett Van Duzee of New Iberia, Louisiana was driving his semi trailer truck north on Interstate 57 in Coles County, IL. He had just driven through Mattoon and was a few miles north of the city entering a construction zone on the interstate when the truck accident occurred. ... Read Full Story

CHICAGO, IL – One man was killed and at least four others injured Thursday morning, April 1, 2010 at about 2:38 a.m. when a UPS semi truck collided with a passenger car in the South Loop of Chicago, Illinois. The accident occurred at the intersection of West Roosevelt Road and South Canal Street.

Mangled remains of the 2005 Ford Taurus involved in fatal UPS semi truck accident in Chicago's South Loop on Thursday.

The accident happened when an 18-wheeler operated by United Parcel Service was traveling eastbound on West Roosevelt Road attempting to make a left turn at Canal Street. An oncoming 2005 Ford Taurus was traveling westbound on Roosevelt Road at a high rate of speed when it struck the big rig while it was making the left turn. The Ford Taurus struck a fire hydrant from the force of the collision and then caught fire.

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CHICAGO, IL – The Eisenhower Expressway was closed for aprroximately 3 hours yesterday when a flatbed truck hauling plate glass and granite hit an overhead sign on Keeler Ave Bridge spilling the broken glass and granite onto the Expressway.

Shattered glass on the Eisenhower Expressway. (Alex Garcia/Chicago Tribune)

The accident occurred at 6:30 a.m. and the lanes were reopened at about 9:30 a.m.

The Illinois Department of Transportation reported that the bridge itself was structurally sound and based on a preliminary investigation, they determined that the load was over height regulations which resulted in the impact to the overhead sign.

Two vehicles were damaged from the flying debris, but fortunately, no one was hurt.

Truck accident lawyers, Gordon  & Elias state that traveling down a highway with other drivers is sometimes challenging enough. You should not have to dodge rocks and other debris coming from a truck carrying too much of a load that is not secure. Sometimes that “falling debris” takes the form of larger items that can do significant damage to your car or crash through your windshield, seriously injuring you and others.

Gordon & Elias state that truck drivers and trucking companies should be held accountable for their negligence in loading the trailer or flatbed of a commercial truck. They must exercise the highest standards of safety, particularly when a load contains hazardous or volatile material.

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MORRISON, IL – A semi truck that was stalled on a railroad crossing in Morrison, IL was hit by a train around 6:00 am on Thursday, November 19, 2009. The accident with the big rig happened at the Jackson Street railroad crossing in the east side of town.

Southern Pacific train demolishes semi truck in Morrison, IL. Photo credit: Alex T. Paschal

The driver of the big rig, Darrell Harper, 43 years old from Columbus, IL, was not inside the truck at the moment of impact. He was outside of his truck and was not injured in the accident.

According to Morrison Police, Harper was driving northbound on Jackson around 6 am, when his 18 wheeler stalled on the tracks while he was at the railroad crossing. The big rig was stuck on the tracks for about 3 or 4 minutes when a Union Pacific train traveling eastbound about 40 to 50 mph crashed into it. The force of the collision pushing the semi truck down the tracks several feet.

Location of semi truck accident with railroad train in the east side of Morrison, IL

As a result of the accident, the semi was a total loss while the train sustained only minor damage.

Police say that Harper was not cited and that they were not sure what company he was driving for. Police are currently investigating the accident and they were still trying to clear the track in the morning hours.

Police also point out that this was not the first time that a truck stalled on this railroad crossing on Jackson St. It is difficult sometimes for large vehicles to cross the tracks because they are on a steep grade, which can cause stalling.

Just recently, a truck with a gooseneck trailer stalled on the tracks. Warning signs at the tracks could help alleviate the problem.

Below is a Google street view of the railroad crossing where the semi truck stalled on the tracks. You can clearly see the steep grade. You can click the mouse button and pan around the scene of the accident to get a feel for the lay of the land.

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If you need information about truck accident law, FELA law or railroad injury law pertaining to the state of Illinois, talk to an Illinois truck accident attorney who is qualified to answer your questions. At TruckAccidents360.com, you can find an Illinois truck accident lawyer who specializes in representing victims involved in tractor trailer, big rig truck injury accidents.

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Chicago, IL – A semi truck jackknifed near 67th Street about 5:15 a.m., according to the  Illinois State Police.

All local lanes on the inbound Dan Ryan Expressway were closed for approximately two hours this morning after a semi truck jackknifed and spilled fuel on the roadway.

Investigators closed all northbound local lanes for about two hours, state police said. Express lanes were not closed.

All lanes were reopened as of 7 a.m.

State Police reports that no one was injured.

The cause of the crash is not yet known, but the weather is blamed for two earlier jackknifed semis on the Dan Ryan near 63rd Street. One inbound and one outbound semi jackknifed about 2:30 a.m., but state police said the crashes do not appear related.

This information was obtained from SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP report

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