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 […]
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Waukegan woman charged with driving drunk with juvenile in car, crashing into other vehicle
A Waukegan woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with a child in her car and committing a hit-and-run crash with injuries in Waukegan. Aniaha A. Bennett, 24, of the 200 block of Julian Street in Waukegan, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, endangering the life of a child and leaving the […]
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Drunk driving charges filed against man who caused crash that killed woman, dog near Woodstock
A Marengo man has been charged with driving under the influence after causing a crash that killed a woman and a dog and also left a 4-year-old child seriously injured near Woodstock. Sergio Esquivel, 44 of Marengo, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and improper lane usage. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, […]
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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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Video released shows drunk driver crashing head-on into police car in Wauconda
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. Newly released video shows a drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Route 12 in Wauconda and hitting a police squad car as the officer tries to stop the driver from crashing into other motorists. Wauconda Police […]
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‘Could have been deadly’: Drunk driver slams head-on into Wauconda police car carrying police canine
A Wauconda police squad car carrying a police canine was struck head-on by a repeat drunk driving offender on Route 12 in Wauconda early Sunday morning, causing the officer to sustain injuries. Wauconda Police Department Sgt. Heather Cognac said Officer Jon Finze and his canine partner, Badger, were searching for a wrong-way driver on Route […]
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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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Palatine man back in jail after violating bond in DUI case that left man dead in Mundelein crash
A Palatine man was ordered held in jail on a $2 million bond after violating his bond conditions in a case from last year where he fled from police in Mundelein and crashed into another vehicle, killing an innocent man. Armando Altamirano, 31, of the 1700 block of Canterbury Trail in Palatine, was charged with […]
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Man sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to his 7th DUI in Lake in the Hills
A Harvard man who pleaded guilty to his seventh driving under the influence case, which occurred in April in Lake in the Hills, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Mathew S. Berry, 44, of the 3700 block of Hawthorne Road in Harvard, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence, […]