Complete Elgin, IL accident reports and news.

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Accidents in Elgin result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a Elgin crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a Elgin accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after an Elgin wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Elgin Police Department;

Elgin Fire & Rescue Department;

Kane County Sheriff’s Office;

Illinois State Police;

Elgin major medical facilities include AMITA Health Saint Joseph Hospital Elgin and Advocate Sherman Hospital;

Kane County Superior Court;

Elgin real-time traffic report;

Elgin grief support services;

Illinois State Insurance Commissioner site.

How do you deal with an insurance claim after an Elgin accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, an Elgin personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an Elgin accident lawyer helps injured victims.

 

Most recent accident reports

Date Type
Mon, 12/09/2013 79 year old man is killed after his truck hits tree after side-swiping car.
Mon, 05/26/2014 Car Accident Steven “Stevie” T. Luellen, 34, injured along with his passenger, and one driver killed in crash on May 27 in Elgin.
Sat, 02/21/2015 Car Accident Jordan H. Ross, 31, and Nicholas W. Garza, 32, killed and another seriously injured after a car leaves the road and strikes a tree on Forest Drive in Elgin, Illinois
Tue, 06/23/2015 Motorcycle Accident Elgin Police Officer James Wilson, 51, dies after his motorcycle strikes deer in Elgin, Illinois
Sat, 07/04/2015 Other Type of Accident Woman, 38, and children ages 15, 10 and 4, injured by illegal fireworks near Wellington Avenue and National Street in Elgin, Illinois
Sat, 09/12/2015 Car Accident 61-year-old man dead, 40-year-old man injured in wreck on Randall Road in Elgin, Illinois
Wed, 09/23/2015 Truck Accident 18-wheeler and another vehicle collide on Plank Road and Switzer Road in Elgin, Illinois
Wed, 11/18/2015 Car Accident Crash reported on Route 20 at Randall Road in Elgin, Illinois
Wed, 12/02/2015 Car Accident 1 person hospitalized after crash between car and van on Larkin Avenue in Elgin, Illinois
Wed, 12/09/2015 Pedestrian Accident Man, 46, dies after vehicle strikes him on Route 31 in Elgin, Illinois
Fri, 03/25/2016 Car Accident Terri L. Schmidt, 53, dead, six injured when limo flips on Jane Addams Tollway near Elgin, Illinois
Sat, 07/02/2016 Motorcycle Accident Susan Desensi, 54, dies in motorcycle crash on Route 20 in Elgin, Illinois
Fri, 05/12/2017 Motorcycle Accident Motorcyclist, 72, killed in collision at Summit Street and Shady Oaks Drive in Elgin, Illinois
Thu, 03/22/2018 Car Accident Amanda Matthiessen, 24, killed in wrong-way collision with commercial truck on Big Timber Road in Elgin, Illinois
Wed, 03/20/2019 Car Accident Two people killed and alleged drunk driver Adrian Velasco, 21, arrested in collision at Summit Street and Dundee Avenue in Elgin, Illinois