Conservation police announced Monday they are seeking help in identifying a boat nearly hit by a speeding boater just hours before the reckless boat crashed into another vessel, killing a U.S. Marine veteran on the Fox River near McHenry. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) said Monday that Conservation Police were renewing their request […]
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Grand jury charges former exec with first-degree murder after drunken, 80 mph boat crash that killed U.S. Marine veteran near McHenry
A grand jury has indicted a former company executive on first-degree murder charges for allegedly driving drunk and at 80 mph when he caused a boat crash that left a U.S. Marine veteran dead near McHenry. A McHenry County grand jury returned a bill of indictment on Thursday against Richard Stevenson, 45, of Lisle, charging […]
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Man hospitalized after being rescued from Fox River near McHenry Dam following near-drowning
A man was transported to the hospital after being rescued from the Fox River near the McHenry Dam following a near-drowning incident Wednesday evening, authorities said. The McHenry Township Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 7:32 p.m. Wednesday to the Stratton Lock and Dam, 2910 State Park Road in unincorporated McHenry, […]
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Lawsuit filed against former exec accused of causing high-speed, drunken boat crash near McHenry that killed U.S. Marine veteran
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday accusing a former company exec of causing a drunken, high-speed boat crash that resulted in a man watching his U.S. Marine veteran fiancée being decapitated on the Fox River near McHenry. The lawsuit was filed in McHenry County Circuit Court on Wednesday afternoon by Chicago-based law firm GWC Injury Lawyers. […]
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Funeral services set for U.S. Marine veteran who died in boat crash on Fox River near McHenry as homicide suspect appears in court
Funeral services have been announced for a U.S. Marine veteran, who “left this world far too soon,” after she died in a boat crash on the Fox River near McHenry as the alleged speeding, drunk driver in the case appeared in court on Tuesday. A visitation for family and friends is set to be held […]
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Family to file lawsuit against company exec charged with causing boat crash that killed U.S. Marine veteran on Fox River near McHenry
A family announced they will be filing a lawsuit against a former company exec charged with speeding and being drunk when he crashed into another boat, killing a U.S. Marine veteran on the Fox River near McHenry. GWC Injury Lawyers announced Monday that it will file a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of the estate […]
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Partial human head found in Fox River near McHenry in area of where U.S. Marine veteran died in boat crash
Authorities on Wednesday evening recovered a partial human head in the Fox River near McHenry close to where a U.S. Marine veteran died when an intoxicated and speeding boater crashed into her boat. The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office responded around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday to the 2100 block of Colby […]
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‘She was the sunshine’: Woman killed by reckless boater on Fox River near McHenry was U.S. Marine veteran
A woman who was killed by an intoxicated and speeding boater in a crash on the Fox River near McHenry was a U.S. Marine veteran, described as “the sunshine,” and her fiancé, who was with her, witnessed her death. Magdalena Jablonska, 48, of Des Plaines, died on Saturday after being involved in a boat crash […]
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Exec fired from mother’s company after being charged in drunken boating crash that left innocent woman dead on Fox River near McHenry
A vice president has been fired from his mother’s company after being charged with operating a boat intoxicated and driving 80 mph when he crashed into another boat, killing an innocent woman on the Fox River near McHenry. The incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday and McHenry Township Fire Protection District crews arrived to find […]