Santa Fe Springs

A man has died following an accident involving at least six vehicles on the southbound 605 freeway in Santa Fe Springs Tuesday. The victim had been driving a Nissan Stanza, and was struck at least four times. Identified as Victor Javier Macedo, 55, of Santa Fe Springs, he was pronounced dead at the scene, according …

Chicago

Chicago Fire Department Lt. Danny Carbol, 56, has died weeks after he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle. He had been on his way home from the firehouse after finishing his shift. The accident occurred on Sept. 20 in Evergreen Park. Carbol was issued a citation for failing to obey traffic laws after he …

Melrose Park

In what police have called a “tragic accident,” 26-year-old Samantha Perez died after she was run over by her own vehicle early Friday. Police believe Perez got out of her car, but accidentally left the vehicle in gear, according to Gary Mack, spokesman for the Melrose Park police. She then somehow tripped and fell under …

Aurora

A 39-year-old motorcyclist from Naperville was killed in a crash with a semi truck Wednesday morning in Aurora. About 6:30 a.m., Johnny R. Williams was riding a Suzuki southbound on Commons Drive when a semi coming from the other direction made a left turn into the post office on Gabrielle Lane. The motorcycle then hit …

Chicago

A violent crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV left three people dead on Monday night. Jeremiah Robert Gentry, 22, of Indianapolis, was identified to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as one of two brothers riding a motorcycle that ran a red light at South Indianapolis Avenue and South Avenue B in the city’s …

Hickory Hills

Wayne Loebbaka, 27, was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening, in southwest suburban Hickory Hills. He was pronounced dead at 9 p.m. at Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Loebbaka suffered multiple injuries in the motorcycle crash in the 7600 block of West 95th Street in …