State police are remembering Trooper Gerald Ellis, who was killed two years ago today when he used his squad car to hit a wrong-way drunk driver, saving an entire family traveling in a nearby car on I-94. Illinois State Police said that Trooper Ellis was on-duty around 3:25 a.m. March 30, 2019, traveling home in […]
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Wife sues Crystal Lake bar that allegedly served drunk driver before fatally striking her husband
The wife of an Algonquin man, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2019 in Crystal Lake while riding on his motorcycle, has sued the bar that allegedly served the drunk driver. Deborah Klinger, of Algonquin, filed a lawsuit against Coleman’s Crystal Lake Bar, which is located at Virginia Road and Berkshire Drive in […]
Speeding drunk driver crashed into Waukegan police car, injuring officer, authorities say
A woman, who was speeding and ‘highly intoxicated,’ was charged after she slammed her vehicle into a Waukegan police car early Sunday morning, injuring the officer inside. Alisha Smith, 35, of the 2900 block of Willow Lane in Zion, was charged with criminal damage to government property, driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with […]
Police: Woman repeatedly rammed squad car, drove through CVS building in Zion
A drunk driver rammed a police squad car almost 10 times before ramming her car three times into a CVS store in Zion, causing significant damage. Zion Police Chief Stephen Dumyahn said that officers responded around 6:45 p.m. Friday to a report of a drunk driver weaving in the roadway, crossing the center lines and […]