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Grand Jury indicts 26 on various charges including murder, traveling to meet a child, attempted escape
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (KFVS) - A Jackson County Grand Jury indicted 26 individuals on various charges including murder, traveling to meet a child, weapons violations and attempted escape. According to Jackson County State’s Attorney Joseph A. Cervantez the cases were presented to the grand jury on Thursday, June 6. In...
Jackson County grand jury returns multiple indictments
FMURPHYSBORO — Jackson County State’s Attorney, Joseph A. Cervantez, announced today that several individuals have been indicted by the Jackson County Grand Jury. Cervantez and the assistant State’s Attorneys presented the following cases to a Jackson County Grand Jury on June 6:. Timothy Gassel, 32, of Murphysboro,...
Driver injured when semi hit by Amtrak train near Carbondale
A semi driver was seriously injured when his truck collided with an Amtrak passenger train in southern Illinois on Wednesday. The accident occurred on US 51 between Carbondale and DeSoto. The Jackson County Sheriff's office said the truck attempted to cross the railroad tracks when the cab of the truck was struck by the southbound train. The entire engine compartment of the semi was completely destroyed, but the driver's compartment was untouched.
Semi driver seriously injured in collision with Amtrak train near Carbondle
JACKSON COUNTY — One person was seriously injured Wednesday when the semi-truck he was driving was involved in a crash with an Amtrak train in Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies along with the DeSoto Police Department, Carbondale Township Fire Department, Carbondale Fire Department, and the Jackson County Ambulance Service responded to the scene around 3:50 Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 51.
Sheriff: 1 person injured in semi-truck, train crash north of Carbondale
JACKSON COUNTY, Ill. (KFVS) - One person was seriously injured during a crash involving a semi-truck and Amtrak train Wednesday afternoon. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to a report of a semi-truck versus train collision on Highway 51 south of DeSoto, Illinois on June 5.
Amtrak crash with semi in Carbondale delays Saluki line
CARBONDALE — Authorities responded to the scene of a crash Wednesday between an Amtrak Train and a truck tractor in Jackson County. According to the Illinois State Police, the incident happened in the area of US 51 and Fox Road, between Carbondale and De Soto. According to Amtrak, the...
1 injured after semi-truck, train crash in Jackson County
DE SOTO, Ill. (KBSI) – One person was injured in a crash between a semi-truck and a train on Highway 51 in De Soto, Illinois on Wednesday. Jackson County Sheriff Robert D. Burns says a semi-truck driver was traveling westbound on Helm Road crossing the railroad tracks. It happened...
Amtrak train and truck collide north of Carbondale
JACKSON COUNTY Ill. (KBSI) – The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a crash involving a semi-truck and a train on Highway 51, south of De Soto on June 5. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, a semi-truck was driving west bound on Helm Rd.,...
Amtrak Train Hits Semi in Jackson County, One Injured
DESOTO – A crash involving a semi and a Amtrak train happened Wednesday afternoon in Jackson County. According to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies along with the DeSoto Police Department, Carbondale Township Fire Department, Carbondale Fire Department, and the Jackson County Ambulance Service all responded to the scene around 3:50 p.m. on Burris Road at Helm Road.
Train, semi truck collision in DeSoto results in one injured
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — A semi truck and train collided Wednesday on Highway 51 south of DeSoto, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office reported Wednesday evening. A news release from the department said deputies responded shortly before 2 p.m. to the intersection of Burris Road and Helm Road. The investigation found that a semi truck crossing the train tracks on Helm Road was struck by a southbound Amtrak train. The truck's occupant was taken to an area hospital with serious injuries. The occupant's name was not released Wednesday night.
An Amtrak train and a tractor trailer collide north of Carbondale
A southbound Amtrak train hit a tractor trailer Wednesday afternoon just before 2 p.m. on the Burris Road at Helm Road crossing north of Carbondale. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department reports evidence indicated the semi was headed west on Helm Road crossing the railroad tracks when the train collided with it.
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