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Vicky Palacios, 54, Urlike Blopleh, 48, Kimberly Britton, 43, Piper Britton, 11, and Timothy Osburn, 64, killed in multi-vehicle crash with semi truck on Interstate 55 in Elwood on July 21.

Modified Date: 
Fri, 02/17/2017 - 9:30am
Accident Date: 
Sunday, July 20, 2014

Two Dedicated Moms Among Victims Of Grisly I-55 Crash

The trucker – Francisco Espinal-Quiroz, of Leesburg, Indiana – was charged with keeping a false log book and willfully entering false information, police said.

Semi-truck driver in Will County crash that killed 4 accused of falsifying logbook work hours

Francisco Espinal Quiroz, 51, of Leesburg, Indiana, was charged with failure to reduce speed to prevent an accident and willfully making false entries in his logbook.

4 dead in I-55 crash at Arsenal near Channahon

Four women died in a multiple vehicle crash around 2:30 p.m. on Monday on I-55 North near Arsenal, Illinois State Police say. Four other people were injured and airlifted to area hospitals.

At least four dead in truck-car crash south of Chicago

At least four people were dead and three more were airlifted to hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash on I-55, a major truck route between St. Louis and Chicago, Illinois State Police said on Monday.

Four reported dead in I-55 crash near Elwood

At 2:33 p.m. two semitrailers collided in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 near the Route 6 overpass.

Police report 4 dead in Will County accident

The fatal accident Monday afternoon occurred on I-55 near Arsenal Road in Elwood.

Fifth Person Dies After I-55 Truck Crash

Timothy Osburn, 64, of the 400 block of G H Baker Drive in Urbana, was pronounced dead at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood at 6:36 p.m., the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

Son of woman killed in I-55 crash sues truck driver

Joshua Johnke filed the wrongful death lawsuit Friday in Cook County Circuit Court on behalf of his mother, Vicky L. Palacios, 54. She was among the five killed in the July 21 crash.

Trucker Charged in Fatal I-55 Crash Was Partially Blind

Now the family of one of the crash victims is asking a local congressman to review the federal program that allows visually-impaired truck drivers on interstate highways.

Semi driver pleads guilty in crash that killed 5

In a news release, Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow says Francisco Espinal-Quiroz of Leesburg, Indiana pleaded guilty Tuesday to the reckless homicide counts and to falsifying entries in his logbook that tracks how many hours he was behind the wheel. 

Semi Driver Gets 10-Year Sentence For Crash That Killed 5

An Indiana semi-truck driver involved in a crash that killed five people in northern Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Illinois State Police is reporting four people were killed in an accident on Interstate 55 involving at least one semi-trailer truck and three autos south of Chicago in Will County.

The fatal accident Monday afternoon occurred on I-55 near Arsenal Road in Elwood.

Emergency crews have responded, prompting the rerouting of traffic off the northbound lanes at River Road. An Illinois Department of Transportation spokeswoman says the interstate is expected to be closed at that point for hours.

Also, a second accident a short distance away near Channahon in the southbound lanes of Interstate 55 is also affecting traffic. Police have diverted southbound traffic at Route 6, and traffic on I-80 is not being allowed to exit onto the southbound lanes of I-55.

Traffic is backed up for miles.

Type: Truck Accident
People Involved: 
Francisco Espinal Quiroz
Vicky Palacios
Urlike Blopleh
Kimberly Britton
Piper Britton
Timothy Osburn
Roadway: 
Interstate 55
City: 
Elwood, IL
County: 
Will County, IL
Area: 
Chicago, IL

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