Illinois State Police said a crash on I-57 near 147th Street in Posen left two people dead and another injured.
POSEN, Ill. (WLS) — Two people were killed and another injured after a crash on I-57 in the south suburbs Tuesday morning, Illinois State Police said.
Police said a car lost control at about 1:51 a.m. while traveling in the inbound lanes near 147th Street.
Police said one person was pronounced dead at the scene and another was transported to a hospital, where they later died. A third person was transported to a hospital with serious, non-life-threatening injuries.
COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (WLS) — A family is left with many unanswered questions after their loved one was found shot to death in his car off Interstate 57 on Friday.
A fun-loving man is how Alicia Johnson will remember her father.
“Just got to tell people to be careful,” Johnson said.
Shortly after 6 a.m. Friday, state troopers responded to a vehicle that ran off the road on northbound I-57 near 175th Street.
When they arrived, officers found 59-year-old Steven Wiggins dead from a gunshot wound.
“Why would you take somebody’s life and hurt the family? Because the family is who is hurting at the end,” said LaTrina Wiggins, the victim’s niece.
Steven’s sister, Jacqueline, was the first to receive the call.
“I just totally lost it. It was a pretty hard pill to swallow,” Jacqueline said.
LaTrina said Steven was a beloved 20-year building custodian at Stroger Hospital.
His mom wants to know what happened to her child
“She was outside and she was banging on the car. And we were like outside, like, ‘What’s wrong?’ And that’s when she told us that he had passed,” LaTrina said. “They knew him all over the hospital, all over the hospital. I would go somewhere and meet somebody and say. ‘Oh, my uncle Steve works there.’ They were like, ‘Wiggins? Oh we love, Steve.’”
Steven’s family is now wondering how he lost his life.
“This had nothing to do with anything he did. It was something selfish that someone else did,” Alicia said.
“What happened? Did anybody see anything? Do they know anything?” LaTrina said. “We want answers. His mom wants to know what happened to her child.”
Illinois State Police said this is still an open and ongoing investigation. No one is in custody.
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Illinois State Police seize over 5,000 pounds of marijuana in traffic stop
Troopers arrest two men from California for transporting illegal cannabis in RV
Updated: 9:04 PM CDT Sep 22, 2023
Illinois State Police arrested two men after finding over 5,000 pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop.According to the ISP Facebook page, a trooper conducted a traffic stop on an RV on I-80 eastbound in Henry County around 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. During the traffic stop, the trooper became suspicious of criminal activity. An ISP K9 came to assist, and alerted to the smell of drugs.Troopers searched the vehicle and found 5,321 pounds of illegal cannabis worth between $6.3 and $14.7 million. The seizure was one of the largest in ISP history. The ISP arrested 29-year-old Robert Mazo and 33-year-old Pedro Arreola. The pair, from Lancaster, California, are charged with cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis – more than 5,000 grams with intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis – more than 5,000 grams, (Class 1 felony). Troopers took the two men to the Henry County Jail. The Henry County State’s Attorney’s Office filed petitions to detain each subject, but the judge released the subjects on pretrial conditions.
Suspects had 5,000 pounds of marijuana,, police allege
Two California men face felony charges after Illinois State Police allege the suspects had more than 5,000 pounds of marijuana, a news release says.
Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested 29-year-old Robert Mazo and 33-year-old Pedro Arreola, both from Lancaster, California, for cannabis trafficking (Class X felony), unlawful possession of cannabis – more than 5,000 grams with intent to deliver (Class X felony) and unlawful possession of cannabis – more than 5,000 grams, a Class 1 felony, a news release says.
Pedro Arreola (L) and Robert Mazo (Illinois State Police)
About 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, an ISP trooper conducted a traffic stop on a 2000 Provost Bus on Interstate 80 eastbound near milepost 13 in Henry County, the release says. During the traffic stop, “numerous indicators of criminal activity were observed,” the release says.
An ISP K9 arrived to assist, and alerted to the odor of narcotics. During the resulting search, numerous packages of illegal cannabis were located throughout the vehicle. The total weight of the cannabis was about 5,231 pounds, the release says.
More than 5,000 pounds of cannabis (Illinois State Police)
This seizure is one of the largest in ISP history and has an estimated value of between $6.3 and $14.7 million, the release says.
Both suspects were taken into custody and transported to the Henry County Jail. The Henry County State’s…
