A 27-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident after being struck by the train in Grundy County.
According to officials in Coal City, the accident occurred as the man was walking on the tracks and he was struck by a Burlington Santa Fe Railway train.
Police and railway officials are investigating the accident at this time. It is unknown why the man was on the railway tracks at the time of the accident.
Our deepest condolences are with the friends and family of the victim.
Braidwood was the scene of a fire that destroyed two houses and damaged a third on Wednesday April 6, 2011. Mark Lipinsky was taken to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood.
When Braidwood firefighters arrived at the scene all three houses were on fire. According to Fire Chief Ken Heberer the house that was in the middle was “fully involved” in flames and the fire had spread to the houses on either side of it. Lipinsky was found badly burned in his home before being transferred to Loyola where he died in the late morning on April 12
While a gas main explosion is suspected, the cause of the fire remains under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office and Braidwood police.
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A motorcycle and truck accident occurred on U.S. 45 and took the life of one man and injured one woman.
According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred as a pickup truck driver stopped at a stop sign on U.S.45 West and failed to see a motorcycle heading toward the vehicle. The motorcycle and truck then collided near the front of the truck.
Both the man and woman on the motorcycle were transported to Carle Foundation Hospital to be treated for their injuries, but one 31-year-old man was later pronounced dead. The driver of the truck was cited for failing to yield at a stop sign.
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.
Two homes were destroyed and a third was damaged following what authorities believe was a gas main explosion in Braidwood on Wednesday morning. While most of the residents of the 200 block of East Cermak Road escaped without injury, one man was transported to the Loyola Medical Center in Maywood for treatment for injuries caused by the blast.
Firefighters responded to the emergency call at 2:37 a.m. on Monday morning and discovered three houses on fire. Authorities are still trying to determine the exact cause of the explosion.
A well-respected minister for the Amazing Grace Bible Church in Watseka was killed when his car left the interstate and plunged into a creek on Monday night. The accident occurred on southbound Interstate 57, four miles north of Gilman. While authorities do not yet know the exact cause of the accident, sources say that the minister may have suffered a medical condition that led directly to the fatal crash.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the victim.
A 25-year-old woman was killed after an accident at the Balmoral Park horse racing track on Monday.
According to Illinois State Police, the accident occurred as the woman was riding a horse, or walking next to it, around 5:07 a.m. when she was struck by a pickup truck. The woman was killed instantly and the horse was injured.
There was another woman near the horse when the accident occurred and she was also injured and transferred to the hospital. The driver of the pickup truck was arrested and charged with aggressive driving under the influence.
Drunk driving accidents can cause serious injury to all cars on the the roadway, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.
Police, emergency crews, and firefighters were called to the scene of a two-car collision in Hopkins Park at around 8:30 p.m. on Friday night. The two vehicles involved were reported to be a Pontiac Grand Am and a sport-utility vehicle (make undisclosed). According to witnesses at the scene, the driver of the Pontiac may have been thrown from the vehicle.
The accident occurred at Main Street and 3000S Road, near the Jehovah’s Witness church. Although emergency crews responded to the accident, no major injuries were reported.
Doctors and researchers at the University of Illinois College of Medicine are currently conducting a 12-month study in Urbana to see if a cooling helmet can help victims of traumatic brain injuries.
Because people do better in the morning when their temperatures are cooler, than in the night time when they rise, doctors wanted to see if the same cooling effect could help those who have suffered a brain injury.
A challenge that arises is that cooling down the rest of the body can be dangerous because it may negatively affect other organs. A doctor in Illinois teamed up with a NASA researcher to create a cooling helmet using NASA spin-off technology and is now testing it in Urbana.
If you or a loved one has suffered from a brain injury, this can change your life forever. Contact that Kankakee brain injury lawyers of Spiros Law, P.C., by calling 815-929-9292 today.
