A drunk driver who caused a rollover crash in 2019 in Woodstock that left a man dead and a woman seriously injured has been sentenced to six years in prison. Shawn Brautigam, 33, of the 0-100 block of Wheaton Center in Wheaton, was indicted on charges of five counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]
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Drunk driver kicked officer in groin, struck another officer in face in Marengo, police say
A drunk driver who crashed her car last weekend in Marengo was arrested after she punched an officer in the face and then kicked another in the groin, leg and arm, officials said. Skylar Gustafson, 22, of the 2900 block of 20th Street in Rockford, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery to a […]
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Highland Park woman charged in drunk driving crash near Huntley while her children were in car
DCFS was notified after police say a Highland Park mother drove drunk with her children in the car and crashed into another vehicle near Huntley Tuesday evening. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 6:35 p.m. Tuesday to the intersection of Route 47 and Foster Road in unincorporated Huntley for […]
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Father arrested after driving drunk with 6-year-old in the car near Barrington, police say
A father was arrested after police say he drove drunk with his young child in the car near Barrington and then resisted arrest as deputies tried to take him into custody. Corey S. Freier, 28, of the 300 block of Kay Street in Crystal Lake, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless […]
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Woman seriously injured in DUI rollover crash near Antioch
A Spring Grove woman was charged with driving under the influence after she rolled her car over, causing herself serious injuries Tuesday near Antioch. Ashley E. Torres, 36, of the 27900 block of West Rowe Ave in unincorporated Spring Grove, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a suspended driver’s […]
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Drunk driver struck sheriff’s squad, leading to brief pursuit in Beach Park, officials say
A 33-year-old man was charged with DUI after he sideswiped a Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Beach Park, leading to a brief chase Saturday, police said. Oronday Gardner, 33, of the 1400 block of Jackson Street in North Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence, driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated […]
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Man with 9 prior DUIs sentenced to 11 years for drunk driving crash in Algonquin
A man with nine prior driving under the influence charges has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after a drunk driving motorcycle crash in Algonquin in March. The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office said that Jamie A. Beck, 50, of Spring Grove, pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence. He was sentenced to […]
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Charges filed against man accused of driving drunk in Waukegan crash that killed passenger
Charges have been filed against a Highland Park man accused of driving drunk during a high-speed crash that left his passenger dead on the Fourth of July in Waukegan, police said. Rudi S. Orihuela, 22, of Highland Park, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless homicide and several traffic offenses. The Waukegan […]
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2 injured after drunk driver slams into two police cars in McHenry
Two people were injured after a drunk driver slammed into the rear of two McHenry police cars that were investigating a car accident on Route 120 Sunday morning, authorities said. McHenry Police Department Deputy Chief Thomas Walsh said that two police cars were investigating a car accident in the 5200 block of Route 120 in […]