State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed five years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
Tag: drunk driver
Posted inLocal News
Alleged drunk driver thought she was at home after being arrested for nearly striking worker in construction zone in Antioch
A woman thought she was at home when she was arrested in a construction zone in Antioch after nearly striking a construction worker while driving drunk for at least the third time. Brittany H. Fleming, 39, of Antioch, was charged with aggravating driving under the influence third offense, a Class 2 felony. Lake County Assistant […]
Posted inLocal News
Periodic imprisonment for man convicted of driving drunk, causing crash that killed man in Fox Lake
A man has been sentenced to 18 months of periodic imprisonment after being convicted of driving drunk and causing a five-vehicle crash that killed a 72-year-old man in Fox Lake. John M. Buckley, 60, of Plainfield, was charged in August 2021 with three counts of reckless homicide by motor vehicle and two counts of aggravated […]
Posted inLocal News
ISP remembers trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed four years ago when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate 94 near mile marker […]
Posted inLocal News
Officials remember trooper who was killed by drunk driver while saving a family on I-94 near Libertyville
State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed three years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving a family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Ellis was on duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in his squad car on westbound Interstate […]
Posted inLocal News
2 transported to hospital after alleged drunk driver hits police squad car in Harvard
A 23-year-old man was charged with driving under the influence after he struck a police squad car in Harvard, causing himself and the officer to be transported to the hospital for evaluation. McHenry County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Byrnes said the sheriff’s office responded to the intersection of Route 14 and Blackman Street in Harvard around […]
Posted inLocal News
Video released shows drunk driver crashing head-on into police car in Wauconda
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Newly released video shows a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda and hitting a police squad car as the officer tries to stop the driver from crashing into other motorists. Wauconda Police […]
Posted inLocal News
‘Could have been deadly’: Drunk driver slams head-on into Wauconda police car carrying police canine
A Wauconda police squad car carrying a police canine was struck head-on by a repeat drunk driving offender on Route 12 in Wauconda early Sunday morning, causing the officer to sustain injuries. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said Officer Jon Finze and his canine partner, Badger, were searching for a wrong-way driver on Route […]
Posted inLocal News
Drunk driver charged with causing multi-vehicle crash that killed innocent man in Fox Lake
A Plainfield man has been charged after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a five-vehicle crash that left an innocent 72-year-old man dead and another person injured in Fox Lake in June. John M. Buckley, 57, of the 24000 block of Thornberry Drive in Plainfield, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the […]