Belleville car accident sends pregnant woman to hospital
Residents of St. Clair County know that, when the level of traffic increases during the holiday season, more car accidents tend to occur. The greater frequency of crashes may be due to the increased number of vehicles on the road, or it may also be due to other...
Belleville car accident totals school bus, devastation avoided
Car accidents come in all shapes and sizes, and those involving a school bus are particularly frightening. One such collision occurred in St. Clair County on the afternoon of Dec.15 on Highway 161 between North County Road and Silver Creek Bridge, sending one of the...
Collinsville man sentenced for causing fatal car accident
Every fatal car accident in St. Clair County is a tragedy. But every once in a while, a car accident occurs that is especially difficult to fathom from any perspective. As Illinois readers know, when an individual gets behind the wheel of a vehicle, he or she owes a...
Illinois car accident injures 1, claims another’s life
Many residents of St. Clair County rise early each day of the week and head to jobs or school. The story is the same for people in every state and every town. For most, the commute to work is typically mundane and uneventful. Unfortunately, however, what starts as a...
Alton man’s life taken in wood chipper accident
In a tragic case of workplace fatality, a 54-year-old Alton man was killed recently when he became entangled in a wood chipper. Exactly what caused the man to become trapped by the machine is not yet known. However, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...
Illinois residents gather to remember 1951 mining disaster
Recently, Illinois residents gathered to share stories and artifacts relating to the Orient 2 mining disaster, which occurred 60 years ago in December and claimed the lives of 119 miners. The stories from relatives and survivors were heart-wrenching both because of...
Man sentenced for tragic DUI fatality
As readers of this blog likely know, a death that results from another's reckless behavior can cause immense frustration and grief for the family of the deceased. In such cases, families often file a wrongful death civil suit to pursue compensation for their pain and...
Fatal car accident award of $8M paid soon, after 4 year delay
St. Clair County residents may recall the horrible car accident that took place almost four years ago when an Illinois state trooper crashed into another vehicle, killing two sisters. The incident became controversial when it was learned that the trooper was driving...
Reimbursement sought in motorcycle accident insurance payment
When a victim is injured in a motor vehicle accident in St. Clair County and elsewhere, that person is entitled to compensation for any injuries caused by the negligence of another. And when the individual who caused the accident does not have appropriate insurance,...
3-year-old child dies in car accident near Belleville
Any fatal accident is sad, but when it involves a 3-year-old child, it becomes truly tragic. On Oct. 16, the child was killed near Belleville, Illinois, when the van he was riding in went out of control and he was thrown from the vehicle. The woman driving the van was...