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Motorcyclist in fatal wreck in Sangamon County identified; Alabama driver cited
A motorcyclist from Virden died Saturday after colliding with a pickup truck in Sangamon County. According to an Illinois State Police summary, James Comerford, 56, was riding a Harley Davidson V-Rod eastbound on Illinois 104 approaching the Waverly Road intersection when he was struck by the driver of a Ford-150, Hernandez M. Guerrero, 27 of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, around 3:30 p.m.
Springfield man arrested for shooting bouncer at The Cove
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - A man has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at The Cove in Springfield earlier this month. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office held an investigation into the shooting from May 6 that left one person, a bouncer at the bar, injured. The bouncer...
Man arrested in connection to Springfield bar shooting
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office has announced an arrest in connection to a shooting earlier this month at a Springfield bar. The shooting happened at The Cove on North Dirksen Parkway the morning of May 6. A bouncer was shot in the hip after he confronted people who were loitering in […]
19-year-old hurt in Sangamon Co. car vs. tractor crash
SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) – A driver in Sangamon County was lucky to escape serious injury, the Sheriff’s Office said, after their car crashed into a tractor early Thursday morning. The crash happened on Waverly Road at the intersection with Mansion Road, located in New Berlin Township. The Sheriff’s Office determined that a Hyundai was […]
Auburn man injured in crash with farm vehicle
NEW BERLIN, Ill. (WAND) - An Auburn man was injured after crashing into a farm vehicle in New Berlin. The Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was called to a crash in the 7700 block of Waverly Rd. Monday. Deputies said a 19-year-old driver was going south on Waverly Rd. at a...
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