Man Killed When Semi Driver Reverses After Missing Exit
JASPER COUNTY, Ind. (STMW) – An Indianapolis man was killed in a crash Thursday morning near Remington when the semi he was driving smashed into another semi as its driver attempted to reverse his...
View ArticleDouble-Jackknifed Semi Shuts Down Edens
UPDATED 02/04/11 12:13 p.m. NORTHBROOK, Ill. (CBS) – A double-jackknifed truck caused a multi-vehicle pileup on the outbound Edens Expressway Friday morning, and caused a traffic jam several miles...
View ArticleFedEx Truck Flips Over On Indiana Expressway
CROWN POINT, Ind. (CBS) – A Federal Express semi truck rolled over on Interstate 65 in Northwest Indiana, causing big problems for the morning rush hour Thursday. Just after 5:30 a.m. Thursday, the...
View ArticleSemi Flips Over, Leaving Cows On Highway
Updated 05/22/11 – 5:04 p.m. MARKHAM (STMW) – A south suburban interstate ramp remains closed Sunday afternoon more than five hours after semi truck hauling cattle overturned — killing some of the...
View ArticleTruck Hits Cars On I-80/94; 1 Car Flips Over
HAMMOND, Ind. (CBS) — A double-trailer truck went out of control and hit two cars on the Borman Expressway in Hammond, Ind., early Friday. As CBS 2’s Kris Habermehl reports, one of the cars flipped...
View ArticleTruck Hauling 19 Mercedes Benzes Hits Indiana State Police Car
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (CBS) – An Indiana state trooper was lucky not to be seriously hurt on Christmas when a truck hauling 19 Mercedes Benz vehicles clipped her police car as she was helping a motorist...
View ArticleSemi Crashes Into Dolton Home
DOLTON, Ill. (STMW) – A teen narrowly avoided serious injury when a semi truck plowed into a home Wednesday afternoon in south suburban Dolton. The boy, 17, was in the back of a house in the 700 block...
View ArticleTruck Tractor Catches Fire, Snags Dan Ryan
UPDATED 08/24/12 6:31 a.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — A truck tractor caught fire on the Dan Ryan Expressway Friday morning, causing major backups in the inbound lanes. CBS 2’s David Morrison reports the...
View ArticleMan Dies From Crash On I-55 Near Plainfield
PLAINFIELD, Ill. (STMW) – The driver of a car that became disabled in traffic on the Stevenson Expressway early Wednesday near southwest suburban Plainfield was killed when a semi plowed into his car...
View ArticleCrash On Bishop Ford Injures 6, Closes Southbound Lanes
CHICAGO (STMW) – Six people were injured in a traffic crash involving two semi-trucks and a passenger vehicle on the Bishop Ford Freeway early Tuesday, prompting authorities to close the interstate’s...
View ArticleReagan Tollway Reopens After Fatal Crash Near Aurora
AURORA, Ill. (CBS) – A woman was killed Tuesday night, when a semi and an SUV collided on the Reagan Memorial Tollway near Aurora, shutting down the westbound lanes of the tollway for more than five...
View ArticleWoman Killed In Southwest Suburban Crash
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP (STMW) – A woman was killed Friday morning when the car she was driving was involved in a crash with a semi truck in southwest suburban Lockport Township. Judy Shilka of Crest Hill...
View ArticleBaby Girl Ejected From SUV In River North Collision
CHICAGO (STMW) – An 11-month-old girl was in “stable” condition at an area hospital Tuesday morning after she was ejected from an SUV during an auto accident in the River North neighborhood. The infant...
View ArticleAlleged Mugger Crashes Stolen Car Into Semi On I-80
JOLIET, Ill. (STMW) – Police say a Joliet man mugged two elderly women in different grocery stores before crashing a stolen car into a semi-truck on Saturday. Joliet Cmdr. Al Roechner said Matthew J....
View ArticleMan Killed When Pickup Hits Semi On I-55
Updated 06/11/13 – 2:20 p.m. CHANNAHON, Ill. (SMTW) – A man was killed when the pickup he was driving rear-ended a semi truck early Tuesday on I-55 near southwest suburban Channahon. Michael W. Gruse,...
View ArticleHobart Man Injured After Crashing Pickup On I-80/94
GARY, Ind. (STMW) – A northwest Indiana man was injured when he lost control of his pickup on a rain-slick I-80/94 Thursday morning, and the vehicle slammed into two semi trucks. The accident happened...
View ArticleMan Charged With Stealing Semi-Truck In Oct. 7 Hit-And-Run That Injured...
(STMW) – A Chicago man is accused of stealing a semi-truck that injured a bicyclist in a hit-and-run earlier this month in the South Side McKinley Park neighborhood. Jason Popko, 31, is charged with...
View ArticleBicyclist Killed By Semi In Noble Square
CHICAGO (CBS) — A woman riding a bike was killed when she was hit by a semi-trailer truck in the Noble Square neighborhood Tuesday morning. Police said a 21-year-old woman was riding a bike in the 800...
View ArticleSemi-Truck Driver Tasered After Leading Police On Chase Through Chicago Region
(CBS) — A Florida man is in custody after leading Indiana and Illinois state police on a car chase Monday morning. It happened in Whiting, Ind. around 10:45 a.m. when a police lieutenant pulled over a...
View ArticleWoman, Two Children Struck By Semi In Skokie
SKOKIE (CBS) — A woman and two children were hit by a semi truck Friday afternoon in north suburban Skokie. The three pedestrians were struck by the semi about 12:40 p.m. near Touhy Avenue and...
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