Truck accidents is a subject that is discussed on the “Lake County Truck Accidents” page.  This page discusses various Lake County truck accident statistics, and discusses various aspects of truck accidents, including the causes of truck accidents.

There are many reasons as to why trucks are vulnerable to being in accidents.  Among these reasons is that due to their weight, trucks take longer to slow or stop.  As well, this weight makes vehicle handling challenging, especially under adverse conditions.

As well, due to the potential for shifting weight and other factors, trucks are susceptible to rolling over, either before or after a collision.

One such Lake County semi truck rollover accident happened on October 16, 2018 on I-94 near IL-120 which is in the Gurnee area.   Details on this accident appear limited at this time; the reason for the rollover does not appear to be publicly disclosed at this time.

As seen in the accident scene photo seen in the October 16, 2018 wgntv.com article titled “Semi truck crash closes southbound lanes on I-94 near IL-120,” the truck completely rolled over.  This crash was particularly concerning as the truck’s cargo was said to be some type of corrosive material that was considered to be hazardous.

I-94 was closed and partially closed, which caused traffic disruptions for hours.

Additional details regarding Lake County truck accidents can be seen in the sources mentioned above.

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There was a crash in unincorporated Libertyville on Monday (March 19, 2018) morning.  The crash involved a car that was “rear-ended” by a semi truck.

According to information provided by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, in a media March 21, 2018 release titled “Critical Unincorporated Libertyville Traffic Crash”  the crash led to one driver (the driver of the car that was “rear-ended”) being critically injured.

An excerpt from the media release mentioned above:

On March 19, 2018, at approximately 10:40 AM, Lake County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the area of Route 137 and Center Street in unincorporated Libertyville for a traffic crash with injuries. When sheriff’s deputies arrived, they located a vehicle with extensive damage from a semi-truck hitting it from behind.

Preliminary investigation shows a 2000 Mack semi-truck pulling a gravel hauler was traveling westbound Route 137 when it struck a 2017 Mitsubishi Lancer stopped on westbound Route 137 at Center Street.

The driver of the Mitsubishi Lancer was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville for treatment of accident injuries.  The driver was in critical condition.

The traffic accident investigation is being conducted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Technical Crash Investigations Unit.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Lake County rear-end crash can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the media release mentioned above as well as the March 20 Lake Forest Patch article (with crash scene photo) titled “1 Critically Injured When Semi Rear-Ends Car:  Police.”

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There has been truck accidents on westbound I-94 in Gurnee.

Details on the accidents, as well as any injuries, is limited at this time.  According to media sources, there were multiple crashes involving five semis.  The cause of such crashes is not publicly disclosed at this time.  However, the primary crash was a “chain-reaction” crash, after which one truck driver was taken to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville after complaining of head pain.

At least one of the semis burst into flames.

It is unknown as to what other accident injuries resulted from these truck accidents.

Additional details concerning these Lake County truck accidents can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the February 6, 2018 NBC Chicago article (with video) titled “Multiple Semis Involved In Fiery Crash Near Gurnee,” the February 6 Daily Herald article (with crash scene photo) titled “Lanes reopen on southbound I-94 in Lake County” and the February 6 Lake County News-Sun article titled “Crashes and fire on Tollway near Gurnee shut down eastbound traffic for hours.”

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There was a semi truck rollover accident Saturday afternoon (May 13, 2017) from which the truck driver suffered life-threatening injuries.  The accident happened on Interstate 94 near Russell Road outside of Wadsworth.

According to information provided by The Newport Township Fire Protection District, the crash involved a semi tractor-trailer driver losing control of the truck.  The truck then rolled over a guardrail on Interstate 94 outside of Wadsworth.  First responders went to the accident scene at approximately 2:26 p.m.

The truck driver had to be extracted from the truck, and then he was taken to St. Catherine’s Medical Center in Pleasant Prairie for treatment of his accident injuries.  He was then airlifted to Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee.  His injuries were considered to be life-threatening in nature.

Additional details and possible updates concerning this Lake County truck accident can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the May 14, 2017 Lake County News-Sun article titled “Semitrailer driver in critical condition after I-94 rollover” as well as the May 13 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Semi driver injured in roll-over crash near Wadsworth.”

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Truck accidents that occur in Lake County are discussed on the “Lake County Truck Accidents” page.  This page discusses various Lake County truck accident statistics, and discusses various aspects of truck accidents, including the causes of truck accidents.

An excerpt from that page:

As seen in crash data statistics provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), in 2014 there were over 300 semi truck accidents in Lake County.  Of these accidents, 2 were fatal.

(Individual posts that summarize truck accidents (and related issues) that have happened in Lake County are seen under the “Truck Accidents” category.)

Newly-released research seen in Medline Plus (National Institutes of Health) discusses another factor that appears to have an influence on truck crashes – the health of the truck driver.

An excerpt from the January 19, 2017 Medline Plus page titled “Truckers’ Poor Health:  An Accident Waiting to Happen?“:

Researchers examined data from more than 49,000 commercial truck drivers and found that 34 percent had at least one of several health problems — such as heart disease, low back pain and diabetes — that have been linked with poor driving performance.

Truck drivers with three or more of the flagged medical conditions were two to four times more likely to be in a crash than their healthier peers, the University of Utah researchers found.

For example, the rate of crashes resulting in injury among all truck drivers was 29 per 100 million miles traveled, but was 93 per 100 million miles traveled for drivers with three or more of the identified health problems.

However, the study wasn’t designed to prove a cause-and-effect link.

Additional details and possible updates concerning these truck accident issues can be seen in the sources mentioned above.

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