A Crystal Lake man was sentenced to six years in prison for DUI after he crashed head-on into another vehicle, seriously injuring a teenager in Woodstock. Geu Geron-Borjas, 48, of Crystal Lake, pleaded guilty on Thursday to aggravated driving under the influence. McHenry County Judge Robert Wilbrandt accepted the plea and sentenced the man to […]
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Man charged with DUI after speeding with emergency lights activated on his vehicle in Lincolnshire
A Highwood man is facing numerous charges including DUI after police saw him speeding and using emergency lights on his truck near Lincolnshire. Christopher Faulkner, 39, of the 200 block of the Highwood Avenue in Highwood, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, driving on a revoked driver’s license, obstructing identification, illegal […]
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Man charged with DUI after 5 injured, including 2 children, in Marengo crash
A man was charged with driving under the influence after a two-vehicle crash in Marengo that left two children and three adults injured Thursday afternoon. Chad Morin, 45, of the 800 block of Hickory Court in Marengo, was charged with driving under the fluence and improper lane usage. The Marengo Police Department and Marengo Fire […]
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Waukegan man charged with DUI in 2019 crash that killed passenger
A Waukegan man was charged with driving under the influence after he drove through a stop sign, struck an embankment and crashed into the Benton Township Assessor’s Office in Beach Park last year, killing his passenger. Juan C. Aguiar, 37, of the 1100 block of Mary Jane Lane in Waukegan, was charged with two counts […]
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Newport Township trustee charged with DUI after crashing into sheriff’s squad car in Wadsworth
A Newport Township trustee was charged with driving under the influence after she rear-ended a stationary Lake County sheriff’s squad car in Wadsworth late Wednesday evening. Corey L. Kirschhoffer, 47, of the 39800 block of North Mauser Drive in Wadsworth, was charged with two counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and one count […]
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Lake County sheriff’s deputy released from hospital after being struck by DUI driver in Volo
A Lake County sheriff’s auxiliary deputy that sustained a “long lasting injury” after being hit by a DUI driver in Volo has been released from the hospital and is recovering, officials said. Crash investigators were conducting their investigation of a three-vehicle crash that left an 82-year-old man dead and a 20-year-old man seriously injured at […]
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Sheriff: Drunk driver with child in the car crashes into police car, other vehicle in Round Lake Park
A Hainesville man, who was allegedly under the influence and had a child in his car, was arrested after he sideswiped a police car and another vehicle in Round Lake Park Wednesday evening, police said. Alejandro Gonzalez-Maldonado, 49, of the 300 block of Pineview Drive in Hainesville, was charged with two counts of driving under […]
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9 years in prison for Island Lake man in DUI crash that seriously injured 2 teens
An Island Lake man has been sentenced to nine years in prison for having a blood alcohol content almost triple the legal limit when he crashed into a car, leaving two teens seriously injured in 2014. Michael E. Smith, 51, of Island Lake, was sentenced by McHenry County Judge Michael Coppedge for aggravated driving under […]
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Plea deal for man charged with fifth DUI, McHenry County prosecutors say
A Gilberts man was sentenced to four years in prison following a plea deal after Crystal Lake police charged him with his fifth DUI. Patrick J. McArdle, 57, of the 0-99 block of Galligan Road in Gilberts, was found guilty of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class 1 felony, following a negotiated […]