A Mundelein man who drove drunk and crashed into a Lake County sheriff’s squad, leaving an auxiliary deputy severely injured in Volo, has been sentenced to probation. Lake County Sheriff Auxiliary Deputy Thomas Brasuell was directing traffic on December 23, 2019, near Route 12 and Volo Village Road in Volo. Crash investigators were conducting their investigation […]
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Lake County sheriff auxiliary deputy receives Purple Heart award after being struck, seriously injured by car
Sheriff’s officials have awarded the Purple Heart award to a Lake County sheriff auxiliary deputy who sustained severe injuries after a drunk driver struck him while he was directing traffic at a fatal crash in Volo in 2019. Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg presented Auxiliary Deputy Thomas Brasuell with the Lake County Sheriff’s Purple Heart […]