A man has been sentenced to nine years in prison after he was convicted in his seventh driving under the influence case where he was involved in a crash that left him injured near Woodstock.
Raymond F. Schordie, 62, of Wonder Lake, was charged in November 2023 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a revoked license, improper traffic lane usage and failure to reduce speed.
The most serious charge, aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol sixth or more offense, is a Class X felony that carries six to 30 years in prison.
Court records show Schordie pleaded guilty to that charge on Friday. The rest of the charges were dismissed.
McHenry County Judge Tiffany Davis approved the plea agreement and sentenced Schordie to nine years in the Illinois Department of Corrections pursuant to the plea.
Court documents said Schordie drove a vehicle around 2:20 a.m. on November 19, 2023, while under the influence of alcohol.
Schordie was traveling in a 2013 Hyundai Accent when he was involved in a crash in the 8400 block of West Route 120 in unincorporated Woodstock.
Schordie was injured in the crash and transported to Northwestern Medicine Hospital in McHenry. No other injuries were reported.
Schordie, who has a revoked driver’s license, had a blood alcohol content of 0.17 when his blood was taken at the hospital.
Court documents said it was his seventh driving under the influence case in Illinois.
Two of the prior convictions occurred in Cook County in 1983. Three of the other convictions occurred in 2017 in McHenry County and the sixth prior conviction occurred in 2021 in Lake County.
At the time of the arrest, Schordie was on parole for the Lake County DUI conviction, for which he received five years in prison.
He was also on pre-trial release for three criminal cases in McHenry County.
Those three cases were charged in February 2023 and April 2023 and involved driving on a revoked license, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Prosecutors filed a petition to detain Schordie in the McHenry County Jail pending trial following his arrest.
McHenry County Judge Jennifer Johnson granted the petition, saying “no condition or combo of conditions could adequately protect the community in light of this history of operating motor vehicles while intoxicated.”
Schordie will receive 331 days of credit for time spent in custody awaiting trial. He will additionally receive 117 days of credit for time spent engaging in self-improvement or work assignments.
Schordie will be required to serve the nine-year sentence at 50% in accordance with truth-in-sentencing guidelines.