A man from Wisconsin was charged after he allegedly crashed into a utility pole while intoxicated on Route 45 in Mundelein Sunday afternoon, causing the pole to snap and shutting down the busy roadway. The Mundelein Police Department and Mundelein Fire Department responded around 1:50 p.m. Sunday to Route 45 and Walnut Street in Mundelein […]
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Man allegedly drives recklessly on Route 41 while drunk, crashes into SUV and causes it to rollover near Gurnee
A man was arrested after he allegedly drove his Audi recklessly while drunk on Route 41 before losing control and crashing into an SUV in the opposite lane, causing it to rollover, near Gurnee. Brendan J. Sink, 23, of Waukegan, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, reckless driving, improper lane usage, driving […]
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Alleged intoxicated driver loses control at curve, crashes into pole and catches car on fire in downtown Round Lake
A man was arrested after he allegedly lost control of his car and smashed into a pole while intoxicated, causing his car to catch on fire in downtown Round Lake early Saturday morning. Jesus Vasquez, 23, of Round Lake, was charged with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license and multiple petty offenses. […]
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Man charged after allegedly crashing his Harley-Davidson while drunk on Route 45 in Lindenhurst
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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5 years in prison for Vernon Hills man who caused DUI crash in McHenry after previously killing 2 victims in another DUI crash
A Vernon Hills man, who killed two innocent victims in a drunken driving crash in 2005, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk again and causing a crash near McHenry. Igors Kazakovs, 42, of Vernon Hills, was driving a Ford Edge in the area of South River Road […]
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Alleged drunk driver crashes into poles and flees on foot, tries telling police he was walking his dog in Old Mill Creek
A man crashed his pickup truck into two poles in Old Mill Creek while drunk, fled the scene on foot and tried to trick officers into believing he was walking his dog before running and resisting arrest Sunday morning. Anthony Fisher, 52, of Chicago, was charged with manufacture or delivery of one gram or more […]
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Sheriff’s deputy injured in crash after SUV turns in front of her in Gurnee; 3 drunk drivers arrested for driving past roadblocks
A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized after an SUV collided into her squad car in Gurnee Saturday evening. Three separate drivers were then arrested for driving drunk into the blocked-off crash scene. The crash occurred at around 10:55 p.m. Saturday at Route 21 and Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief […]
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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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Batavia man who caused crash while driving with BAC 5 times the legal limit sentenced to 6 months in McHenry County jail
A Batavia man who was found guilty at trial of driving with a blood alcohol content that registered more than five times the legal limit has been sentenced to six months in McHenry County jail, court records show. Tafadzwa Ndlovu, 34, was convicted of a Class 4 felony charge of aggravated driving under the influence […]