Prosecutors on Thursday filed additional charges against a man accused of driving over three times the legal limit and crashing into a home near Lake Villa, killing his friend, on Christmas Eve. Marcos Corona-Vargas, 31, of Round Lake Beach, was charged in December with aggravated driving under the influence causing death, reckless homicide and driving […]
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Charges upgraded, judge denies pre-trial release to driver in Christmas Eve house crash that killed friend near Lake Villa
Charges have been upgraded and a judge denied pre-trial release to a man accused of driving over three times the legal limit and crashing into a home near Lake Villa, killing his friend, on Christmas Eve. Marcos Corona-Vargas, 31, of Round Lake Beach, was initially charged with reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, and driving […]
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Prosecutors say driver was speeding, drunk in crash with house that killed victim near Lake Villa on Christmas Eve
A Round Lake Beach man appeared in court Thursday where prosecutors said he was driving over three times the legal limit and speeding when he crashed into a house near Lake Villa on Christmas Eve, killing a man. Marcos Corona-Vargas, 31, of Round Lake Beach, was charged with reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, and […]
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Driver released from hospital, facing charges after crashing into home and killing passenger near Lake Villa
A driver has been released from the hospital and is facing charges after crashing an SUV into a home near Lake Villa on Christmas Eve, killing a man and seriously injuring another. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Villa Fire Protection District responded around 7:25 p.m. on December 24 to the 21300 block of […]
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Coroner identifies 22-year-old killed after drunk driver crashes into Lake Villa home on Christmas Eve
The coroner has released the identity of a 22-year-old man who was killed when a drunk driver crashed an SUV into a home near Lake Villa on Christmas Eve, leaving a second man seriously injured. An autopsy performed Thursday showed Axel Maldonado Guerrero, 22, of Round Lake Beach, died as a result of blunt force […]