A Crest Hill bicycle accident occurred early Monday (December 9, 2019) morning. This Crest Hill bicycle accident was a “hit & run” collision, i.e. a vehicle hit the bicyclist and then the driver left the accident scene. Details regarding the reason for this crash are not publicly available at this time. The “hit & run” …
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There was a fatal bicycle accident Wednesday (February 28, 2018) afternoon. The accident involved a boy being struck by a vehicle while he was riding his tricycle. Details on the accident appear limited. The reasons for the fatal crash are under investigation. However, as seen in the Joliet Patch article of March 2, 2018 (“Little …
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Bicycle accidents remain a problematical aspect of traffic safety. These accidents are particularly concerning as they can lead to a wide range of accident injuries. While such injuries vary in their severity, it is common for such injuries to be serious in nature, and many are life-threatening if not fatal. On this site various aspects …
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There was a bicycle accident Tuesday night (June 21, 2016) in Morris, IL after which two bicyclists died. The Grundy County Coroner’s Offices says the accident happened at approximately 7:00 p.m., in the 4500 block of Old Stage Road. At that time, the westbound bicyclists were struck from behind by an SUV driven by a …
Bicycling accidents often lead to traumatic injuries, due to a number of factors. While there are many steps that bicyclists can take to minimize the potential of accidents and injuries, one way to lessen the risk of a head injury is to wear a bicycle helmet. While head injuries vary in severity, any head injury …
There was a fatal bicycle accident Wednesday night (November 11, 2015) in Joliet. Details on the accident – and especially its causes – appear limited at this time. According to Joliet Police, the accident happened when a man riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle at E. Washington St. and South Boulder Avenue. The bicyclist, who died …
There was a bicycle accident early Thursday evening (September 17, 2015) in Plainfield. This accident involved a vehicle striking an 8-year-old boy who was riding his bicycle along 119th Street. An excerpt from the Romeoville Patch article of September 18, 2015, titled “8-Year-Old Plainfield Boy Struck By Car“: The child was riding his bike shortly …
There was a fatal Will County bicycle accident early Sunday morning (December 7, 2014) in Wilmington Township. Details on this fatal bicycle accident appear limited at this time. An excerpt from the December 7, 2014 The Herald-News article titled “Bicyclist struck, killed in Wilmington Township“: The man was riding a bicycle on West Frontage Road …
There was a fatal Will County bicycle accident early Thursday morning (September 4, 2014) in Lockport. According to Lockport Police, the bicycle accident happened at 5:01 a.m. Thursday in the 14000 block of New Avenue. The traffic collision involved a car striking the bicyclist. The bicyclist was taken by Lockport Township paramedics to Silver Cross …
There was a fatal bicycling accident in Will County on Saturday, August 9, 2014. According to Will County Forest Preserve Police, the accident happened just before 11:00 a.m. on the Hickory Street Junction Trail (Will County Forest Preserve) trail. At that time, a man riding a bicycle went to pass a jogger, then swerved to …
