One person was flown to the hospital with serious injuries after a two-vehicle crash that police say was caused by a drunk driver in Crystal Lake Monday evening. The Crystal Lake Police Department and Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department responded around 9:36 p.m. Monday to the area of Huntley Road and Boneset Drive for a […]
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Man who killed 21-year-old woman in drunken boating crash pleads guilty in new DUI crash in McHenry County
A 68-year-old man who killed a 21-year-old woman in 2008 in a drunken boating crash in Wonder Lake faces up to seven years in prison for a new drunken driving crash in McHenry County. Ricky L. McGuire, 68, of Wonder Lake, was charged in December 2022 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]
Probation for intoxicated driver who crashed into squad car, injuring deputy in Lake Forest
A man who drove under the influence and was found with a gun in the car after crashing into a Lake County sheriff’s squad, injuring a deputy in Lake Forest, has been sentenced to probation. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) were investigating a serious vehicle crash at […]
Probation for man who pleaded guilty to strangling 5-year-old child near Cary
A Cary man has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to strangling a child in Cary in a case where he was separately accused of driving drunk with two children in his car. Ryan A. Poltzer, 43, of Cary, was charged in February 2023 with aggravated domestic battery by strangulation, aggravated battery of a […]
5 years in prison for Crystal Lake man who drove into oncoming traffic during 5th DUI arrest near McHenry
A man has been sentenced to five years in prison after he was arrested near McHenry for his fifth DUI where he was three times over the legal limit and drove into oncoming traffic. Danny R. Hampton, 61, of Crystal Lake, was charged in September 2021 with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence, […]
Pre-trial release denied for man accused of 4th DUI who drove into oncoming traffic, urinated himself in Crystal Lake
A judge denied pre-trial release to a man, who was found to have urinated himself during his fourth DUI arrest, after allegedly driving into oncoming traffic in Crystal Lake. Raymundo Hernandez, 68, of Aurora, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and one count of driving on a revoked or suspended […]
Charges filed against alleged intoxicated driver who caused crash that left victim with critical injuries in Wadsworth
A Zion man has been charged after investigators say he was driving under the influence and ran a red light, causing a crash that left a victim in critical condition in Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 4:15 p.m. on February 18 to the intersection of Route 41 […]
Police witness driver who caused head-on crash drinking tequila following crash in Deerfield
Prosecutors say officers witnessed a driver, who has four prior driving under the influence arrests, drinking tequila at the scene after he crashed head-on into another car in Deerfield. Frutuoso Ocampo-Carranza, 48, of Northbrook, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a revoked or suspended license […]
Judge denies pre-trial release for DUI driver with gun who injured Lake County sheriff’s deputy in crash in Lake Forest
A judge has denied pre-trial release for an alleged drunk driver found with a gun after crashing into a Lake County sheriff’s auxiliary deputy’s squad, leaving the deputy injured, in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department and Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (MCAT) were on the scene investigating a serious vehicle crash at […]