A grand jury has filed additional charges against a woman accused of fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park last summer. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was initially charged in December with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. […]
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Driver charged in hit-and-run of 11-year-old girl struck by truck, seriously injured in McHenry
A driver has been charged in the hit-and-run of an 11-year-old girl who was struck by a truck and seriously injured while riding her bicycle through a crosswalk in McHenry. Patricia A. Bredehorst, 76, of Harvard, was charged with failure to give aid or information, failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk and […]
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‘Recovery will be long’: 11-year-old girl improving after being hit by truck, seriously injured in McHenry
An 11-year-old girl has been taken off a ventilator and is recovering but has a long road ahead after she was struck by a truck while riding her bicycle in McHenry. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:38 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Curran Road and Dartmoor Drive […]
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11-year-old girl seriously injured, flown to hospital after being struck by pickup truck in McHenry
Authorities say an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured and flown to the hospital after being hit by a truck while riding her bicycle in McHenry Friday afternoon. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 4:38 p.m. Friday to the intersection of Curran Road and Dartmoor Drive for a vehicle crash […]
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Driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of Deerfield school board member released from custody after prosecutors fail to request her held
A judge released a woman who was charged with fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park after prosecutors did not request her to be held. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. The Highland […]
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Mundelein woman charged in hit-and-run crash that killed Deerfield school board member in Highland Park
A Mundelein woman has been charged with fleeing the scene after running over a Deerfield school board member with her car, leaving the woman to die in Highland Park in June. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. Maureen Wener, 49, of […]
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Lawsuit filed against alleged driver in hit-and-run crash that killed Deerfield school board member in Highland Park
A lawsuit has been filed against the alleged hit-and-run driver who fatally ran over a Deerfield school board member while she was riding her bike in Highland Park. Maureen Wener, 49, of Deerfield, was riding her bicycle around 12:37 p.m. on June 2 near Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road in Highland Park. Wener was struck […]
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Bicyclist suffers apparent serious injuries after being struck by vehicle in Buffalo Grove
A 37-year-old man suffered apparent serious injuries after he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Buffalo Grove Monday evening. The Buffalo Grove Fire Department and Buffalo Grove Police Department responded around 6:48 p.m. Monday to McHenry Road and Pauline Avenue for a vehicle crash with injuries. A dispatcher initially reported that […]
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Bicyclist suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by distracted SUV driver near Wauconda
The sheriff’s office says a bicyclist suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by an SUV whose driver was reportedly distracted by young children in her car near Wauconda. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire District responded around 7 a.m. Sunday to the area of Route 176 and Fairfield Road in unincorporated Wauconda for […]