The coroner has identified a 38-year-old man who died after he crashed into parked cars at a high rate of speed, injuring a pedestrian, while fleeing a home invasion in Round Lake Beach. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Lamar Chargois, 38, of Decatur, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, […]
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Fleeing home invasion suspect killed after causing high-speed crash that injured pedestrian in Round Lake Beach
A suspect fleeing the scene of a home invasion and fleeing from police was killed after he slammed into parked cars at a high rate of speed, injuring a pedestrian, in Round Lake Beach. The Round Lake Beach Police Department responded around 4:15 p.m. Wednesday to a call of a home invasion in the 100 […]
‘Completely preventable’: Jury convicts man who drove under influence, fatally struck pedestrian in Ingleside
A man who swerved off the road while driving and fatally struck a pedestrian walking in Ingleside has been convicted by a jury of driving under the influence with eight drugs in his system. The crash happened around 6:40 p.m. on June 3, 2021, near Route 59 and Stanton Point Road in Ingleside. Sheriff’s deputies […]
Coroner identifies woman killed after being struck by vehicle while on her morning walk in Deerfield
The coroner’s office has identified a 47-year-old woman who was fatally struck by a vehicle while on her morning walk near the Deerfield Square shopping center in Deerfield. The Deerfield Police Department and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 7:19 a.m. last Sunday to the area of Robert York Avenue and Osterman Avenue for a […]
Periodic imprisonment for driver who fatally struck 62-year-old man in Lake Forest and fled scene
The driver of a pickup truck who fatally struck a 62-year-old pedestrian and left him to die in Lake Forest has been sentenced to probation and periodic imprisonment. Zachary I. Dubofsky, 27, of Glenview, was charged in April 2021 with one count of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, a Class 1 felony. […]
Officer transported to hospital after being hit by alleged drunk driver while assisting child in Lake Villa
A woman was arrested for drunk driving after a police officer was hit by a car in Lake Villa and had to be transported to the hospital Sunday, officials said. Biljana Petrovic, 38, of Harwood Heights, was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol and failure to yield […]
Woman killed after being struck by vehicle while on her morning walk in Deerfield
A woman died after she was struck by a vehicle while reportedly on her morning walk near Deerfield Square shopping center in Deerfield Sunday morning. The Deerfield Police Department and Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District responded around 7:19 a.m. Sunday to the area of Robert York Avenue and Osterman Avenue for a crash with injuries. Officers […]
Man charged with running woman over with SUV during argument in Waukegan
A woman suffered multiple injuries and was transported to the hospital after a man allegedly intentionally ran her over with a car in Waukegan, prosecutors said. Gejuan J. Grashen, 40, of Zion, was charged with failure to report a crash with injury, aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and two counts of domestic battery. Lake […]
Woman seriously injured after being struck by vehicle on Grand Avenue in Waukegan
Bystanders rushed to the aid of a woman who was hit by a vehicle and seriously injured on Grand Avenue in Waukegan Thursday evening. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 8:10 p.m. Thursday to the area of Grand Avenue and Baldwin Avenue in Waukegan for a report of a pedestrian struck […]