Police arrested an intoxicated woman who drove her car onto the train tracks near a Metra station in Libertyville after mistaking it for the roadway, authorities said. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 9 p.m. on April 8 to the area of Milwaukee Avenue and Appley Avenue in Libertyville. Libertyville Police Department Sgt. Jason Kapusinski […]
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5 years in prison for Waukegan man convicted of DUI in high-speed crash that killed his friend near Gurnee
A Waukegan man was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for driving under the influence during a high-speed crash that left his 28-year-old friend dead near Gurnee. Timothy A. Sampson, 44, of the 0-100 block of South Dilger Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol […]
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‘Took the life of an innocent person’: Man charged with driving under influence, killing pedestrian in Ingleside
A 40-year-old man was charged Monday with driving under the influence of drugs when he swerved off the road and struck and killed a man who was walking in Ingleside last summer, police said. The incident happened around 6:40 p.m. on June 3 near Route 59 and Stanton Point Road in Ingleside. Sheriff’s deputies arrived […]
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Jury convicts Lake in the Hills woman of driving on revoked license during her 6th DUI
A 58-year-old Lake in the Hills woman faces up to decades in prison after a jury found her guilty of driving under the influence for her sixth time while her license was revoked. Tammy Newsome, 58, of the 0-100 block of Walnut Grove Court in Lake in the Hills, was indicted by a grand jury […]
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Reckless driver fled from police, fought with sheriff’s deputies in Beach Park, officials say
Officials say a reckless drunk driver fled from police and then fought and battered sheriff’s deputies who tried to arrest him in Beach Park. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a reckless driver around 7:30 p.m. on February 7 near Wadsworth Road and North Avenue in Beach Park. The 911 caller reported […]
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Grayslake man charged after trying to bribe witnesses, attempting to flee crash near Mundelein
A 25-year-old unincorporated Grayslake man was arrested and charged after he fled the scene of a crash and tried to bribe a witness near Mundelein. Edgar Catalan, 25, of the 33500 block of North Greentree Road in unincorporated Grayslake, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated driving with a revoked license, […]
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Driver charged with DUI after crashing into light pole, restaurant in Antioch
Police arrested a driver for driving under the influence after the man crashed into a light pole and then into a restaurant in Antioch Friday evening. The Antioch Police Department received multiple 911 calls around 11:41 p.m. Friday for a vehicle that crashed into a building at Rivalry Alehouse, 945 Main Street. No pedestrians, patrons […]
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Alleged drunk driver with 1-year-old in her car flees after crashing into another vehicle in Beach Park
A woman allegedly driving drunk with a 1-year-old in her backseat crashed into another vehicle, leaving the toddler injured on Saturday in Beach Park, police said. A Lake County sheriff’s deputy on patrol spotted a head-on crash that had just occurred around 8 p.m. Saturday, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli. […]
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Fundraiser started for mother, 4-year-old son seriously injured in Woodstock crash
A fundraiser was started for a single mother and her 4-year-old son who was seriously injured after they were hit by a drunk driver near Woodstock. The crash also killed a woman and two dogs. Jeff Prien, who is the mother’s stepfather, organized the GoFundMe. Prien’s 27-year-old daughter, Taylor, was driving eastbound on Route 176 […]