Accident News Reports

• Driver Rams Bolingbrook Officer, Sparks 8-Mile Chase Ending in Plainfield Crash

  • Illinois
  • Bolingbrook

  • source: Bing
  • 43 views
  • Aug 16, 2026 09:17am
  According to ABC7 Chicago, Bolingbrook police approached a vehicle in the 1000 block of South Weber Road on Friday intending to arrest two people inside it. As officers moved in, the driver turned ... Read More

• Major Joliet Collison On Plainfield Road, Police Reveal Why This Box Truck Driver Was At Fault

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 57 views
  • Apr 08, 2026 09:38am
  Plainfield Road was closed for a brief period while officers investigated the crash and crews cleared the scene. Read More

• Norwich Road closed between East Main Street, Plainfield Road due to crash, Plainfield police say

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • US 30

  • source: Bing
  • 66 views
  • Feb 21, 2026 11:19am
  Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A file photo of a Plainfield police cruiser. (Courtesy of Plainfield Police Department) PLAINFIELD - Norwich Road is closed ... Read More

• Crash Leads To Jackknifed Semi, Blocked Lanes On I-55 Near Plainfield: ISP

  • Illinois
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 100 views
  • Oct 22, 2025 2:04pm
  A semi-truck was jackknifed in a crash Wednesday afternoon on northbound Interstate 55 near Plainfield and Romeoville, according to Illinois State Police. Two left lanes were blocked near milepost 259 ... Read More

• GoFundMe Created For Family Of Plainfield Man Killed In New Lenox Crash

  • Illinois
  • New Lenox
  • US 30

  • source: Bing
  • 230 views
  • Oct 08, 2025 08:20am
  The 21-year-old was riding a motorcycle on I-80 when he reportedly lost control, crashed and was ejected from the vehicle, police said. Read More

• Plainfield police investigating fatal crash involving skateboarder

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield

  • source: Bing
  • 114 views
  • Oct 06, 2025 11:50am
  Plainfield police are investigating a crash that resulted in the death of a person on a skateboard Monday morning. Read More

• I55 crash today: Truck crash near Renwick Road in Plainfield, Illinois ...

  • Illinois
  • Near East
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 130 views
  • Jul 16, 2025 09:12am
  Illinois State Police said the semi crashed on Interstate 55 near Renwick Road in Plainfield around 4:30 p.m. ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24 / 7. Click here to watch ... Read More

• Car Rolls Into Ditch On I-55 Near Plainfield: ISP

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 104 views
  • May 08, 2025 1:52pm
  PLAINFIELD, IL - A car rolled into a ditch after it crashed with another Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 55 near Plainfield, according to Illinois State Police. The two-car crash occurred at ... Read More

• Semi-trailer truck goes off I-55, spills chicken broth and disinfectant wipes onto railroad southwest of Chicago

  • Illinois
  • Joliet
  • I-55

  • source: Bing
  • 115 views
  • Dec 22, 2024 9:09pm
  A semi-trailer truck crash on Interstate 55 ended with chicken broth and disinfectant wipes on a bridge and the train tracks below Sunday morning.At 9:59 a.m., the Plainfield Fire Protection District ... Read More

• Mercedes Crashes Into Barbershop: Joliet Police

  • Illinois
  • Joliet

  • source: Bing
  • 114 views
  • Nov 20, 2024 10:47am
  Officers responded shortly after 9:30 a.m. to the 2400 block of Caton Farm Road after a Mercedes-Benz driven by 81-year-old Anthony De Angelis of Plainfield struck The Commission Barber Co., police ... Read More

• Train Crashes Into Trailer Hauling Cars On Route 126: Plainfield PD

  • Illinois
  • Route 1

  • source: Bing
  • 104 views
  • Aug 06, 2024 07:55am
  PLAINFIELD, IL - A train struck a trailer hauling cars Monday evening at the Route 126 railway crossing, Plainfield police said. The crash happened at about 5:25 p.m. at the railway crossing at Route ... Read More

• Freight train, car hauler truck involved in crash in Plainfield, Illinois

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield

  • source: Bing
  • 128 views
  • Aug 05, 2024 4:39pm
  Route 126, Naperville Road, and 143rd Street were blocked by the train after the crash, Plainfield police said. Read More

• Police recover vehicle involved in Crest Hill hit-and-run crash that killed 2 pedestrians

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield

  • source: Bing
  • 121 views
  • Mar 12, 2024 3:57pm
  Police responded just before 11 p.m. Saturday to the 2100-block of Plainfield Road after reports of a pedestrian being hit by a vehicle, law enforcement officials said. Laurie and Danny Cooper of ... Read More

• 12-Year-Old Girl Hit and Killed By Car While Running from Separate Crash

  • Illinois
  • I-72

  • source: Bing
  • 111 views
  • Jan 19, 2024 1:21pm
  A 12-year-old girl has died after she was struck by a car Wednesday night in Illinois while she was fleeing a crash, authorities said. The Plainfield Police Department said in a n ... Read More

• Plainfield pastor calls for traffic signal after 'horrific' accident that killed girl

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • Route 59

  • source: Bing
  • 106 views
  • Jan 19, 2024 1:02pm
  A southwest suburban pastor says a girl who died after a crash outside his church this week had been leaving a youth ministry get-together. WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya reports. Read More

• Plainfield mourns heartbreaking loss: 12-year-old girl killed in devastating crash

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • Route 59

  • source: Bing
  • 127 views
  • Jan 19, 2024 08:41am
  PLAINFIELD, Ill. - The Plainfield community is in mourning after a tragic car crash claimed the life of a sixth grader. The crash happened Wednesday just feet away from the Community Christian Church, ... Read More

• Plainfield church community mourns after girl, 12, struck and killed by car

  • Illinois
  • Plainfield
  • Route 59

  • source: Bing
  • 93 views
  • Jan 19, 2024 08:39am
  A suburban faith community was left grieving after a 12-year-old girl was struck and killed while exiting her family's vehicle following an earlier crash. Gianna Lamb had attended a student ministry ... Read More

• 12-year-old girl dies after being hit by driver following separate crash in Plainfield

  • Illinois
  • Route 59

  • source: Bing
  • 112 views
  • Jan 18, 2024 7:27pm
  A 12-year-old girl is dead after she was hit by a driver after she got out of a car involved in a separate crash Wednesday night in Plainfield, according to police. Around 8:30 p.m. near Route 59 and ... Read More

• Girl, 12, hit by car while running away from crash in Chicago suburb

  • Illinois
  • Route 59

  • source: Bing
  • 161 views
  • Jan 18, 2024 10:17am
  CHICAGO (CBS) -- A 12-year-old girl was critically injured when she was hit by a car Wednesday night while running away from another car crash in southwest suburban Plainfield. Read More

• Chicago, IL - Collision with Injuries on I-57 Inbound after Halsted St

  • Illinois
  • Collison
  • I-74

  • source: Bing
  • 140 views
  • Oct 13, 2023 5:00pm
  Plainfield, IL (October 4, 2023) - An accident disrupted traffic at the junction of U.S.... Long Grove, IL -Head-on Crash on Route 53,... Long Grove, IL (September 20, 2023) - A fatal collision ... Read More

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