A man, who allegedly made statements about killing himself and others while armed with a gun, was taken into custody Monday following a series of events that left a sheriff’s deputy injured near Woodstock. Thomas J. Smith, 57, of the 7100 block of Huntley Road in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of […]
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Man charged with DUI after suffering ‘severe injuries’ in motorcycle crash near Woodstock
A driver was charged with driving under the influence after he crashed his motorcycle in Woodstock Monday evening and suffered severe injuries that required him to be transported to the hospital by helicopter, police said. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Woodstock Fire Rescue District responded around 8:25 p.m. Monday to the 10300 block of […]
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4 years in prison for snowplow truck driver found driving drunk in Woodstock
A 37-year-old man was sentenced to four years in prison for driving drunk while in control of a snowplow truck last year in Woodstock. It is his fifth DUI conviction. Robert Smith, 37, of the 1400 block of Indian Lane in Carpentersville, was indicted on two counts of aggravated driving under the influence and two […]
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Jury finds man, who evaded arrest for 25 years, guilty of reckless homicide in Lake Forest
A man, who fled to Poland and evaded arrest for 25 years, was found guilty during a trial Thursday for killing a man while driving drunk in 1995 in Lake Forest. The Lake Forest Police Department said that Marek Josko, who was 42 years old at the time, was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes […]
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Child severely injured after being struck by drunk driver at farmers market in Crystal Lake
A 76-year-old woman was arrested for driving drunk in Crystal Lake and hitting a child with her car, causing the child to suffer “severe injuries,” court documents said. Janice M. Easty, 76, of the 400 block of Oxford Lane in Crystal Lake, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and three counts […]
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Motorcyclist from Antioch dies after being struck by drunk driver in McHenry
An Antioch man who suffered life-threatening injuries after a drunk driver slammed into his motorcycle in McHenry on Thursday has died. The McHenry Police Department and McHenry Township Fire Protection District responded around 2:06 a.m. Thursday to Route 120 and Chapel Hill Road for a vehicle crash with injuries. McHenry Police Public Affairs Officer Michael […]
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Former Crystal Lake attorney gets 5 years in prison for causing death of motorcyclist while drunk driving
A former Crystal Lake attorney was sentenced to five years in prison for driving drunk and causing the death of a 41-year-old man who was riding on a motorcycle last summer in Crystal Lake. Robert A. Roth, 70, of the 4100 block of White Ash Road in Crystal Lake, was indicted on two counts of […]
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Woman charged with DUI in rollover crash that left her seriously injured near Richmond
Police say a woman has been charged with drunk driving after she rolled her truck over and was left seriously injured Friday evening near Richmond. The Richmond Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:18 p.m. Friday to the 7800 block of East Tryon Grove Road in unincorporated Richmond. McHenry County Sheriff’s […]
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Intoxicated Woodstock man abandoned girlfriend while fleeing crash in Harvard, police say
Police say a Woodstock man, who was highly intoxicated, was taken into custody after he crashed his car and abandoned his girlfriend as he fled the scene in Harvard. The Harvard Police Department responded around 8:56 p.m. May 29 to the 1800 block of Wildflower Lane for a report of a suspicious person. Harvard Deputy […]