A court hearing has been delayed for a Cary man charged with being intoxicated on cocaine and behind the wheel of an SUV when it hit and killed a 95-year-old man from Palatine attempting to repair his broken-down car in Deer Park in January. A defense attorney for Ryan P. Rinda, 30, of the 28900 […]
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Unincorporated Cary man charged with reckless homicide, aggravated DUI, for being intoxicated on cocaine when causing crash that killed 95-year-old Palatine resident
An unincorporated Cary man has been charged with being intoxicated on cocaine and behind the wheel of an SUV when it hit and killed a 95-year-old man from Palatine who was attempting to repair his broken-down car in Deer Park in January. Ryan P. Rinda, 30, of the 28900 block of West Park Street in […]
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Waukegan man charged for wrong-way crash in 2025 that injured several people, children
A Waukegan man has been charged with driving under the influence for his role in a three-vehicle, wrong-way crash in Beach Park that injured several children and people in 2025. John J. Plewka, 52, of the 2500 block of North Jackson Street, Waukegan, is alleged to have been under the influence of alcohol, hydromorphone, and […]
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Prosecutor: Drunk driver with BAC of at least .24 struck Wauconda man, throwing him 40 feet through air in Island Lake
A Wauconda man was hurled 40 feet into the air when he was run down from behind by a drunk McHenry woman driving with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of at least .24 after consuming at least a dozen alcoholic beverages at two different bars, prosecutors said. In addition, Christine S. Eilers, 51, of McHenry, […]
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McHenry woman sentenced to 14 years in prison for fatal DUI crash that killed Wauconda High School graduate
A McHenry woman who was drunk when she ran over and killed a 24-year-old Wauconda High School graduate near Island Lake, then left the scene of the crash, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison. Christine S. Eilers, 51, of McHenry, was sentenced to 7 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections on charges […]
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Batavia man who caused crash while driving with BAC 5 times the legal limit sentenced to 6 months in McHenry County jail
A Batavia man who was found guilty at trial of driving with a blood alcohol content that registered more than five times the legal limit has been sentenced to six months in McHenry County jail, court records show. Tafadzwa Ndlovu, 34, was convicted of a Class 4 felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence […]
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Vernon Hills man previously involved in 2005 fatal crash ordered held after new DUI crash in McHenry
A Vernon Hills man who previously killed a person while driving drunk has been ordered detained until trial after causing another crash while under the influence, authorities said. McHenry County State’s Attorney Randi Freese announced McHenry County Judge Mark Gerhardt granted the State’s motion to deny pretrial release for Igors Kazakovs, 42, of Vernon Hills. […]
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Wisconsin woman charged with driving drunk, causing crash, that killed 68-year-old friend in Zion
A woman from Kenosha County, Wisc., has been charged with aggravated DUI resulting in death after law enforcement officials determined she was intoxicated when she caused a crash that killed a friend in Zion earlier this year. Cindy Cutler, 61, has formally been charged by the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office with two Class 2 […]
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Lake County prosecutors: alleged drunk driver who hit Gurnee storage facility has “at least” six DUIs
An alleged intoxicated driver who hit a U-Haul loading ramp and storage unit door in Gurnee on Saturday after what prosecutors said was “at least” his sixth DUI is being held in Lake County Jail pending a Detention court hearing Tuesday. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office filed the necessary paperwork to detain Bradford Goar, […]