A Cary man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to killing a police officer, who was also a Cary resident, in a speeding, wrong-way driving crash in Barrington. Barrington Police Chief David Daigle said a 2020 Kia Forte, driven by Christopher Lopez, 24, of Cary, was traveling northbound on Northwest […]
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‘Had a heart for others’: Police officer laid to rest after being killed in Barrington crash while on way to work
A police officer, who lived in Cary and was known for being “full of life,” was laid to rest Friday after he was killed by a wrong-way driver in Barrington while on the way to work. A visitation was held for Robert Fryc, 43, of Cary, Thursday afternoon at Glueckert Funeral Home in Arlington Heights. […]
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Prosecutors say man had been drinking, speeding, never braked in crash that killed police officer in Barrington
A judge denied pre-trial release to a Cary man who prosecutors say was drinking before he crashed head-on into another car in Barrington while speeding and failing to brake, killing an off-duty police officer. Barrington Police Chief David Daigle said a 2020 Kia Forte, driven by Christopher Lopez, 23, of Cary, was traveling northbound on […]
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‘Our hearts are broken’: Funeral services set for police officer killed by wrong-way driver in Barrington
Funeral services have been announced for an off-duty police officer, who lives in Cary, that was killed by a wrong-way driver in Barrington while on his way to work. A visitation will be held for Robert Fryc, 43, of Cary, from 3-8 p.m. Thursday at Glueckert Funeral Home, 1520 North Arlington Heights Road in Arlington […]
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Driver charged with homicide after driving into oncoming traffic, killing off-duty police officer in Barrington
A Cary man has been charged with reckless homicide after driving into oncoming traffic in Barrington and crashing into another vehicle, killing an off-duty police officer who was on his way to work. The Barrington Police Department and Barrington Fire Department responded around 4:09 a.m. Sunday to the 200 block of South Northwest Highway in […]