A man was charged with DUI after he crashed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle on Route 45 in Lindenhurst while allegedly drunk and then became confrontational with bystanders who tried to help him. The Lindenhurst Police Department declined to release information on the incident when reached by Lake and McHenry County Scanner, which then had to obtain […]
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Woman charged after driving wrong way while drunk, crashing head-on into work truck in Gurnee
A woman allegedly drove drunk, went the wrong way on Washington Street in Gurnee and crashed her Tesla head-on into a work truck, injuring herself and her passenger, Saturday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 10:45 p.m. Saturday to Washington Street east of Route 45 in unincorporated Gurnee for […]
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Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office employee honored for work with victims of impaired and reckless driving
An assistant Lake County state’s attorney has been awarded by a non-profit organization for his “commitment to justice” for impaired and reckless driving crash victims. Assistant Lake County State’s Attorney John Brown received the 2024 Outstanding Assistant State’s Attorney Award at the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) 34th Annual Benefit & Silent Auction in Addison […]
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2 children among 5 injured in crash caused by alleged drunk driver in Fox River Grove
Two children were among five injured after a drunk driver, who was nearly three times over the legal limit, caused a two-vehicle crash in Fox River Grove, police said. The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District and Fox River Grove Police Department responded around 12:40 p.m. last Monday to the area of Route 14 and […]
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Woodstock woman accused of DUI when killing sister denied right to attend funeral
A McHenry County Judge has barred a woman accused of driving drunk when she killed her sister in Woodstock earlier this week from attending the funeral, media is reporting. Yaraldy Avilez Estrada, 22, of Woodstock, was denied pretrial release and not allowed to attend the funeral of sister Belen Estrada, 29, of Woodstock, who died in a […]
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Zion man arrested after police say he drove drunk with baby in car, possessed loaded gun
Authorities say a Zion man was found with a loaded gun after he was stopped for driving drunk with a baby in his car just over the border in Wisconsin. The Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin Police Department said dispatchers received a report of a reckless driver Friday evening. A 911 caller reported a vehicle was operating […]
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Man previously convicted of killing victim in DUI crash gets 2 years in prison for new DUI crash in Fox Lake
A man who was previously convicted of killing someone in a drunk driving crash has been sentenced to two years in prison for driving drunk in Fox Lake and causing a crash. Matthew M. Bougher, 29, of Oak Park, was charged in August 2021 with aggravated driving under the influence, two counts of driving under […]
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10 days in jail for drunk driver that struck, severely injured child at farmers market in Crystal Lake
A judge sentenced a woman to 10 days in jail after she pleaded guilty to driving drunk and hitting a child with her car, leaving the victim severely injured, at a farmers market in Crystal Lake. Janice M. Easty, 77, of the 400 block of Oxford Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged in August 2021 […]
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20 days in jail for man who caused DUI crash that left 4 children injured on I-90 in McHenry County
A Chicago man was sentenced to 20 days in jail for a drunk driving crash on Interstate 90 in McHenry County that left four children injured, including two with serious injuries. Daniel D. Cotton, 32, of the 8000 block of South Vernon Street in Chicago, was indicted in September 2021 on six counts of aggravated […]