A North Chicago police canine successfully tracked down a driver and passenger who both fled the scene of a crash that left another person injured in North Chicago. The North Chicago Police Department and North Chicago Fire Department responded last Friday to Route 41 and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive for a call of a […]
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Woodstock man sentenced to probation for driving towards crowd, hitting person near Marengo
A Woodstock man has been sentenced to probation for driving towards a crowd at a party near Marengo and hitting a pedestrian, causing the victim to suffer a serious leg injury. Alfredo D. Jordan, 23, of the 200 block of Joseph Street in Woodstock, was initially charged in September 2021 with reckless conduct, two counts […]
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Suspected hit-and-run and DUI driver hospitalized in serious condition after driving SUV in field and crashing near Libertyville
A suspected hit-and-run and intoxicated man was hospitalized in serious condition after police say he drove his SUV in a field before going airborne and crashing near a Libertyville subdivision Sunday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Libertyville Fire Department responded around 6:35 p.m. Sunday to the Brookhill Park subdivision in unincorporated Libertyville for […]
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Driver that caused wrong way crash on Interstate 90 near Marengo, killing entire family, was drunk
The woman who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 90 near Marengo – causing the crash that killed herself and seven others – had a blood alcohol concentration that was twice the legal limit, the coroner said. A full autopsy and toxicology have been completed by the McHenry County Coroner’s Office on Jennifer Fernandez, […]
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4 years in prison for Wonder Lake man who pleaded guilty to driving drunk for 5th time, causing crash
A Wonder Lake man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he drove under the influence for the fifth time and caused a crash in Wonder Lake, court records show. Timothy P. Ritchie, 49, of the 7400 block of Harbor Road in Wonder Lake, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under […]
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Man arrested after allegedly driving 130 mph while drunk on Sheridan Road in Beach Park
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a driver after clocking him driving 130 mph on Sheridan Road in Beach Park while under the influence of alcohol, authorities said. A sheriff’s deputy was on patrol around 1:30 a.m. Sunday near Sheridan Road and Wadsworth Road in Beach Park. The deputy observed a blue Honda sedan traveling at a high […]
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Woman charged with kicking officer in the groin during DUI investigation in Woodstock
A woman is facing felony charges after she allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin and bit him on his arm after crashing her car in Woodstock, court records show. Ana G. Ramirez, 25, of the 100 block of East Melody Lane in Woodstock, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a […]
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Man charged with driving drunk, causing crash that left victim hospitalized in Buffalo Grove
A 67-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a three-vehicle crash in Buffalo Grove that left one person hospitalized with multiple injuries. James R. Ziah, 67, of Arlington Heights, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing an accident with bodily harm, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving the […]
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Algonquin man charged with driving drunk, fleeing from police in Huntley while child was in his car
A man was arrested after he allegedly drove drunk and fled from police in Huntley while endangering the life of a child, who was in his car, court documents said. Carlos Perez, 34, of the 400 block of Sweitzer Road in Algonquin, was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude, child endangerment, driving under the influence […]