On Friday morning, April 1, two people were killed in a Williamson County crash that involved a pickup truck and a semi. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred around 9:10 am. A semi, driven by Darrin Bramlet, 56, of Raliegh, was traveling south on Illinois 37 at the intersection of Illinois 148. Bramlet had stopped at the stop sign at this intersection, and when he attempted to turn [...]

Salem Man Injured In 3 Vehicle Crash On March 29, 2022, Paul Polanski, 63, of Salem, was injured when his vehicle was struck by a 17-year-old Sandoval male. Polanski was stopped at a red light on at the intersection West Main Street and South Franklin Street when he was struck from behind by the juvenile who failed to apply his brakes. The force of the impact caused Polanski’s vehicle to [...]

27-Year-Old Stockton Man Killed in Car Crash at Highway 33 Intersection On the morning of March 22, 2022, Thomas Holdener, 27, of Stockton was killed in a two car crash at the intersection of Highway 33 and Lehman Road. California Highway Patrol Officers responded around 6:30 am to the location after reports of a collision. According to the CHP, Holdener was driving a 2003 Hyundai sedan traveling south on Interstate [...]

March 23, 2022, Alejandro Zuniga, 33, of Los Angeles was killed by a construction train at the future site of the Wilshire/La Brea Station on LA Metro’s Purple Line Extension Project. Zuniga was a contractor working on the project at the time of his death. Los Angeles Fire Department was called just after 4:50 pm to the project site after receiving reports of a person stuck under a train. LA [...]

On March 17, 2022, around 8:15am, a thirteen year old Mountain View Boy was struck and killed by a dump truck while riding his bike. The fatal collision occurred at the intersection of El Camino Real and Grant Road. The teenager was taken from the scene to the hospital where he passed away from his injuries.  The victim, Andre Retana, was a student at Graham Middle School. He is said to [...]

According to the California Highway Patrol, Richard Smith, 59 of Corning, was driving southbound on County Road 99W when the driver of a semi-truck traveling northbound attempted to make a westbound turn onto County Road 7. The semi-truck struck Smith's car, forcing it into a power pole. Sadly, this crash killed Smith. Vehicle Accident Attorney on the Orland Fatality  Accident Lawyer Don Murphy responded to news of the crash saying, “It’s an [...]

Before 8:00 AM Wednesday, February 2, 63–year–old Gina Kay Cunningham of Fontanelle Court, San Jose, was taking her trash down to the street and was struck by a California Waste Solutions truck. According to San Jose police, Ms. Cunningham may have run into the driver’s blind spot. She succumbed to massive multiple blunt force injuries to her torso. This is the 8th pedestrian death in San Jose car accidents in 2022, and [...]

At 12:30 AM Thursday, January 6, two veteran firefighters with more than a combined 60 years of service with the Mineral Point Fire Department were killed in a collision with a Semi while responding to a rollover crash on Highway 151. The firefighters were driving their fire truck north on the highway, with its lights flashing, when they attempted to use an emergency crossover. That’s when their fire truck was [...]