An Eastern student was transported by paramedics from the scene of a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident along Fourth Street, Monday afternoon.
Commotion unfolded along Fourth Street in front...
A two vehicle accident on University Drive and W Grant Ave occurred late Monday afternoon with two being transported to the hospital.
The Charleston Police Department and Charleston Fire Department...
State's Attorney Jesse Danley said the police involved in a high-speed chase that resulted in a wreck fatality and multiple injuries on Sept. 19 will not be charged with anything involving the wreck.
Danley...
Editor's note: The following story is based on scanner audio from Sept. 19. Timestamps next to subheadings correspond with the attached audio clip.
The scanner audio from Sept. 19 shows what led up...
Coles County Coroner Ed Schniers confirmed the deaths of two motorcyclists, one on Monday and the other early Tuesday.
The first fatality was Jeffery B. Storm, 67, of Mattoon. He was pronounced dead at...
There were three separate two-vehicle wrecks in Charleston Monday night within two hours.
The first wreck was on Route 16 near Deerpath Road at around 4:00 p.m. It involved a motorcycle and a truck.
One...
The Daily Eastern News staff had to split up yesterday in order to cover three separate car wrecks which happened within the two-hour period.
Even though these wrecks varied in severity, it wasn’t...
One person was airlifted to the Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana and another taken to Sarah Bush Health Center after a five-way car accident happened around 2:07 p.m. Wednesday along Lincoln Avenue.
Charleston...
