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Police: Distracted Driver Kills Summit Man On Street
One person is dead after an accident Monday morning in Summit.
Car Flips Over In Elgin KFC Drive-Thru
A car ended up flipped over in the drive-through lane at a KFC restaurant Saturday afternoon in northwest suburban Elgin.
Carl Sandburg Athletic Director Dies In Car Accident
Students and faculty of Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park are mourning the loss of Bruce Scheidegger, the school’s athletic director, who was killed in a car accident over the weekend.
One Killed In Tri-State Tollway Crash
It was just before 11 p.m., 22 year old Danielle Pisterzi headed southbound on the Tri-State Tollway.
Driver Escapes Injury When Train Hits SUV
A woman who had the railroad crossing gate come down on her SUV while traveling westbound Friday in North Chicago escaped injury when a freight train clipped her vehicle.
Chicago Police Officer Injured In Accident
A Chicago Police officer is recovering in a hospital after a serious car accident on the city’s South Side.
2 Investigators: Distracted Driver Gets Leniency After Fatal Wreck
The family of a woman killed in a 2011 traffic accident is angry that the driver who caused the wreck got off relatively easy, even though he allegedly was using his phone at the time. CBS 2′s Pam Zekman reports.
Woman, 83, Dies Nearly A Week After Being Hit By Car
An 83-year-old South Side woman died Thursday, nearly a week after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street near her home.
Car Causes Accident, Strikes Pedestrians
A witness described a “surreal” scene Friday afternoon as a car turned the wrong way at a busy Loop intersection, caused an accident, then struck other vehicles and pedestrians in an attempt to get away.
‘Macho Man’ Savage Died From Heart Disease
A medical examiner says something went wrong with professional wrestler “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s heart before he crashed his car and declared the cause of death as heart disease.
Teen Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Child’s Bedroom
A teenage driver was killed, and a 2-year-old child narrowly escaped death or serious injury, when a car went airborne and smack into the child’s bedroom in far west suburban Batavia Township.
Man Dead After April DUI Crash That Killed 2, Injured 9
An 18-year-old man died Tuesday after being injured April 30 when the alleged drunk driver of the sports-utility vehicle he was riding in crashed head-on into a car.
‘Macho Man’ Savage Dies In Car Accident
Pro wrestler Randy ‘Macho Man’ Savage died Friday morning in a car accident in Tampa, Florida.
Police Probe Crash That Killed Mom, Hurt Two Girls
Police are trying to figure out what led to a crash in Channahon yesterday afternoon that took a mother’s life and injured two girls.
2nd Motorist Dies From Injuries In Car Crash
A man died Monday afternoon, three days after a crash that also left a Chicago woman dead.
Luck O’ The Irish? Not So Much For Palos Heights Gift Shop
The Celtic Cottage gift shop got an unwelcome visit Thursday when a customer crashed a car through the front window.
3 Charged In Fake Car Accident Scam
The federal government has filed fraud complaints against three men for an alleged fake car accident scam.
2 Police Officers Hospitalized After Car Accident
Three people – including two Chicago Police officers – were injured and hospitalized overnight, after an accident involving an unmarked squad car in the South Side’s Roseland neighborhood.
Wreck In Kane County Leaves Two Critical
Six adults were hospitalized after a pickup truck, a sport-utility vehicle and a car collided on an icy roadway Wednesday night.
Woman Dies After Car Accident
Charges are pending for a motorist who crashed into a tree killing a 25-year-old woman and injuring himself and a 4-year-old boy early Sunday in the Medical Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.
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