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Teen admits she cut off tanker that spilled chemical in Illinois, killing 5 people: "Totally my bad"

"Oh, my goodness. Yep, totally my bad. Wow. Holy (expletive)," the girl said while watching the video from the ill-fated truck during a police interview.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 1d

Teen admits cutting off tanker in Illinois crash that killed New Haven pastor, 4 others

A tanker truck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia when it jack-knifed and hit a utility trailer near Teutopolis, about 110 miles northeast of St. Louis.

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Ohio girl concedes cutting off tanker that spilled chemical last year in Illinois, killing 5

A federal report on a tanker-truck crash a year ago in central Illinois that spilled a toxic chemical and killed five people includes an interview with a 17-year-old Ohio girl who concedes that the truck was forced off the road when she passed it with the minivan she was driving.

'Totally my bad': Teen admits to cutting off tanker truck, causing chemical spill that killed 5

A 17-year-old girl said she wasn't aware that she cut off a tanker truck on an Illinois highway, causing it to jackknife and spill caustic ammonia. Five people died from exposure.

Waze, Google Maps and Illinois State Police

Google Maps, Waze to alert Illinois drivers when to ‘Move Over’ for police

Illinois State Police is utilizing new technology in an effort to prevent crashes caused when drivers fail to move over for stopped emergency vehicles. State Police and the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology partnered with Google to develop a real-time,

9to5google · 8h

Police officers will now report themselves on Google Maps and Waze in one US state

Google Maps and Waze both have features that allow users to report police activity along their route, and in a bid to use that for safety, the Illinois State Police has partnered with Google to show the locations of traffic stop or other activity as reported by the police themselves.

autoevolution · 16h

Google Maps and Waze Users Will Soon See More Police Alerts During Navigation

Google and the Illinois State Police will collaborate to show warnings in the two apps when state troopers are pulled over

Illinois State Police investigate another Sangamon County officer-involved death

Kirtis Shane Davenport, 43, died on Sept. 26 at St. Louis University Hospital, according to the St. Louis City Medical ...

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Police chase on Chicago's South Side ends with at least 1 in custody

The pursuit started earlier in the afternoon in the Avondale neighborhood after police dispatch reports of an Illinois State ...

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Illinois police chase ends at a St. Louis gas station

A police pursuit that began in Pontoon Beach, IL ended at a Mobil gas station in St. Louis City after nearly an hour, despite ...

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Maquon woman charged with first-degree murder in death of former police chief

Karen Doubet was arrested on Friday morning and charged in connection to a 2022 homicide of former Maquon Police Chief ...

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Pedestrian hit, killed by semi on Chicago tollway, state police say

One person was killed after a crash Wednesday morning on the Tri-State Tollway by the Hinsdale Oasis. Illinois State Police ...

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Illinois partners with Google to prevent more Move Over crashes

A new notification may pop up on your phone’s GPS while driving on Illinois roads and highways, and leaders hope those alerts ...

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Illinois State Police cop charged with whipping girls, hitting elderly woman in Madison County

An Illinois State Police detective was charged Friday with whipping and strangling two 12-year-old children and hitting an ...

Northern Public Radio1d

State announces initiative to warn drivers to move over to avoid stopped vehicle accidents

In a partnership with Google and Waze, state officials said the technology will protect law enforcement and first responders.

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