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Driver charged with DUI, driving wrong way and killing Wauconda High School teacher in head-on crash

Charges have been filed against a driver accused of driving drunk and traveling the wrong way, striking another vehicle head-on and killing a longtime Wauconda High School teacher. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. on December 10 near Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said the collision occurred […]

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51-year-old man dies after being struck by car while walking in roadway near Libertyville

Sheriff’s officials say a 51-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway on Route 137 near Libertyville Thursday morning. The Libertyville Fire Department and Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:20 a.m. Thursday to the area of Route 137 and Clover Drive in unincorporated Libertyville. Lake County Sheriff’s […]

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Pre-trial release denied for convicted murderer accused of DUI crash that left grandfather dead near Lake Villa

A judge ordered a Crystal Lake man, who is a convicted murderer, detained pending trial after authorities say he drove under the influence of drugs and crashed head-on, killing a grandfather near Lake Villa. The fatal crash occurred around 9:50 p.m. on February 3 on Route 59 south of Route 132 in unincorporated Lake Villa. […]

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Prosecutors say man had just completed supervision for separate DUI when he killed motorcyclist in Round Lake Beach

Prosecutors say an SUV driver who allegedly drove under the influence of drugs and caused a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Round Lake Beach had just completed supervision for another DUI. Derek J. Drake, 31, of Lake Villa, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing a fatal crash and reckless homicide. A […]

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‘Tragic death’: Crystal Lake man charged with DUI, causing crash that killed grandfather near Lake Villa

Police have announced charges against a Crystal Lake man who crashed head-on into another car while allegedly under the influence of drugs, killing a 73-year-old grandfather, near Lake Villa. The fatal crash occurred around 9:50 p.m. on February 3 on Route 59 south of Route 132 in unincorporated Lake Villa. Lake County sheriff’s deputies arrived […]

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Man charged with driving under influence, causing crash that left 12-month-old baby dead in North Chicago

A man wanted for allegedly driving under the influence and crashing his car at almost 70 mph into a stopped car, killing a 12-month-old baby in North Chicago, has been arrested. Kelvin A. Vargas-Cajigas, 26, of Chicago, was charged with aggravated driving under the influence causing death and reckless homicide. The charges stem from a […]

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Judge grants request to hold man in jail pending trial after being charged in DUI crash that killed college student near Harvard

A judge ordered a Lakemoor man held in jail pending trial after he was charged with crashing into another car while intoxicated, killing a 21-year-old man who was in college on a full-ride scholarship, near Harvard. Max P. McNamara, 31, of Lakemoor, was charged on Thursday with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence […]

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‘He put the kids and the school first’: Longtime Wauconda teacher remembered after being killed by DUI driver

A longtime Wauconda High School teacher is being remembered for putting students first after he was killed last weekend by a suspected intoxicated driver who crashed head-on into his vehicle. The Wheeling Fire Department and Wheeling Police Department responded around 2:15 a.m. last Sunday to Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling for a vehicle […]