Crashes that occur at existing accident scenes continue to be a major traffic safety concern. There have been many crashes in which motorists and other people have been injured or killed after a crash occurs at an existing accident scene. There are many reasons as to why this type of secondary accident can occur. Often, …
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There was a traffic accident early this morning on Interstate 55 (I-55) near Bolingbrook. Details on the accident appear limited at this time. An excerpt from the October 18, 2017 Bolingbrook Patch article titled “Crash On I-55 Blocks Left Lane, Slows Traffic“: An early morning crash on Interstate 55 near Bolingbrook has caused backups for …
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There was a “chain-reaction crash” on I-55 at Arsenal Road this afternoon, April 11, 2016. The accident happened in an area in which the Illinois Department of Transportation had temporary lane closures in order to do road repairs. According to an April 11 IDOT news release: temporary lane closures are underway on outbound Interstate 55, …
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There was a Will County head-on collision Wednesday morning (August 19, 2015) in Plainfield. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP) the collision happened at approximately 9:43 a.m. on U.S. 30 and West 127th Street, and involved a semi truck and car colliding in a “head-on” crash. It is unknown what caused the accident, but …
A man has died following an accident in Plainfield on May 1, 2015 involving a moped crash. The May 1 accident happened as the man, Sean McGrail, 20, of Plainfield Township, was riding a moped in the 1800 block of Arbor Gate Drive. For reasons unknown, he crashed his moped into a parked vehicle. An excerpt …
There was a fatal Will County multi-vehicle accident Sunday morning (May 3, 2015) on Interstate 80 (I-80) in Joliet. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP) the accident happened at approximately 11:25 a.m., when a Chevrolet pickup truck heading westbound drove into opposing (eastbound) traffic near the Chicago Street exit. The collision that followed involved …
There was a fatal Will County collision between a semi truck and car Wednesday afternoon (April 8, 2015) on Interstate 55 (I-55) in Plainfield, Illinois. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP), the accident happened at 4:26 p.m., as a semi truck traveling northbound hit a 1999 Chrysler that was disabled on the roadway. The …
There was a Will County accident Tuesday afternoon (March 17, 2015) involving a U.S. Postal Service truck and a car near Plainfield. According to the Illinois State Police (ISP) the vehicle collision happened at Illinois Route 126 and County Line Road at approximately 4:30 p.m. There appears to be somewhat conflicting explanations among media sources …
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There were two Will County vehicle accidents in Shorewood, Illinois in the last couple of days. The first accident happened on Monday night (December 22, 2014) on I-55 near Route 52, and is summarized in the December 23, 2014 CBS Chicago article titled “Five Injured In I-55 Crash.” According to Shorewood Police, the second accident happened …
There was a fatal Will County vehicle accident on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township on Wednesday morning, December 10, 2014. The man killed was identified as Ryan Smith, 19, of Morris. An excerpt from the December 11, 2014 Morris Daily Herald article titled “Morris man killed in I-55 accident Wednesday“: Smith was driving north about …
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