An I-80 truck collision occurred Friday (December 18, 2020) morning. This I-80 truck collision happened in the westbound lanes and involved four trucks and a sedan. This accident is discussed in a variety of media sources, including the December 18, 2020 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Westbound I-80 reopens after 5-vehicle crash in Joliet.” Two excerpts: …
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Semi truck crashes occur in significant numbers in Will County. As discussed on the “Will County Truck Accidents” page, many factors – principally the amount of county truck traffic – contribute to a high number of trucking accidents. Semi truck crashes occur as trucks are vulnerable to crashing due to various physical characteristics. Trucks tend …
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Failing to stop in time to avoid an accident is a common reason for truck accidents. Semi trucks failing to stop in time to avoid hitting vehicles ahead can occur for many reasons; one reason is the weight of trucks. Because of this weight, as well as other physical dynamics, stopping a truck can take …
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Semi truck accidents in Will County occur in significant numbers for various reasons, as discussed on the “Will County Truck Accidents” page. Due to many physical characteristics of trucks, as well as the physics involved of driving and stopping trucks, trucks inherently are prone to loss of control issues. Many of these loss of control …
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There was a fatal Manhattan collision this morning (February 19, 2019.) Details on the accident appear limited at this time. However, from what has been disclosed concerning this fatal Manhattan collision, the accident scene was at the intersection of Cedar Road and Baker Road. The vehicles involved included a pickup truck and a semi truck. …
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There was a October 2, 2018 truck accident on I-80 which involved several trucks. Details on the accident as well as the resulting accident injuries appear to be limited at this time. This truck accident on I-80 is discussed in a variety of media sources, including the October 2, 2018 Channahon Patch article titled “Bad …
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Will County truck accidents frequently occur. There are many reasons why Will County has a relatively high amount of traffic accidents involving trucks. Among these reasons is the types of businesses located in Will County and the types of roadways in the county. There are many reasons that truck crashes occur. As discussed on the …
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There was an Elwood truck crash Wednesday (July 18, 2018) morning. As discussed on the Will County Truck Accidents page, Will County has many truck accidents due to the large amount of truck traffic that travels throughout the county. For various reasons, many of these accidents occur in Elwood. An excerpt from that page: As …
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There was a fatal Will County pedestrian accident Monday (May 7, 2018) afternoon. Details on the accident appear somewhat limited at this time. The pedestrian accident involved a man who was struck by a semi truck as he was attempting to cross Route 53, near Greenwood Avenue (in the 600 block of North Route 53.) The …
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A I-355 fatal truck accident happened crash near New Lenox on Tuesday (January 30, 2018) afternoon. The accident involved a loss of control. The accident happened on the southbound I-355 feeder ramp onto I-80 shortly before 3:30 p.m. At that time, the truck lost control and crashed into the bridge, then toppled over the wall and rolled …
