A suspect was taken into custody and charged after he allegedly fatally struck a father of a 4-year-old in New York, leading investigators to track down his damaged vehicle at a repair shop in Mundelein. The Mundelein Police Department was alerted on March 18 by the New York City, New York Police Department, who were […]
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Driver nearly 4 times legal drinking limit causes crash, flees scene in Richmond before being arrested in Johnsburg
Police say a driver, who was nearly four times the legal drinking limit, was taken into custody after he crashed into a stopped car in Richmond and fled the scene, ending in a multi-police agency traffic stop in Johnsburg. The Richmond Police Department said they arrested a man on multiple traffic and criminal charges, with […]
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Victim files lawsuit after being injured in Crystal Lake crash caused by suspect who was being pursued by Cary police
A victim who was left injured has filed a lawsuit against Cary police and a suspect after officers pursued the suspect just before he ran a red light and caused a four-vehicle crash in Crystal Lake. The lawsuit was filed late last month by Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin on behalf of plaintiff Munividyasgar […]
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Crystal Lake man seriously injured after being struck by hit-and-run drunk driver near Barrington
A Crystal Lake man was hospitalized with serious injuries after the sheriff said he was hit by a drunk driver, who fled the scene and was arrested, while the pedestrian was walking near Barrington Monday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Department responded around 11:10 p.m. Monday to the area of […]
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Probation for driver who pleaded guilty to fatal hit-and-run of Mundelein woman, unborn baby in Waukegan
A driver has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to hitting a Mundelein woman, killing her and her unborn baby, and fleeing the scene in Waukegan as officers arrived. Rosalinda Vaca, 50, of Waukegan, was charged in September with failure to report a crash involving death, a Class 1 felony, and leaving the scene […]
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Beach Park man charged after hitting pedestrian on Edens Expressway, fleeing scene of the crash
A Beach Park man has been arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident after allegedly hitting a pedestrian on the Edens Expressway near Skokie on Sunday. Damian Lopez, 30, of Beach Park, has been charged with a Class 2 felony charge of Failure to Report a Personal Injury Crash and a Class […]
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‘I was planning on murdering someone’; Wisconsin woman detained in Lake County jail tells police she went to Gurnee Mills to commit murder
A Wisconsin woman who hit two people with her car and tried to stab a third person during what police have labelled as “random acts of violence” told police on video that she intentionally drove to Gurnee Mills to murder someone and that she would do it again if authorities released her from custody. Katelyn […]
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Police searching for driver who struck, injured female pedestrian before fleeing scene in Waukegan
Police are investigating and searching for a suspect after a woman was hospitalized after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle on Washington Street in Waukegan. The Waukegan Fire Department and Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:55 p.m. on October 4 to the area of Washington Street and Lewis Avenue for a pedestrian-involved crash with […]
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Mother seeks help in locating hit-and-run vehicle that struck, injured child riding bicycle in Crystal Lake
A mother is seeking help in locating a vehicle that struck her 13-year-old son, leaving him injured, while he was riding his bicycle in a crosswalk in Crystal Lake. Crystal Lake resident Stefanie O’Halleran told Lake and McHenry County Scanner that her 13-year-old, Bryce Ledet, was hit by a vehicle around 4:30 p.m. Friday. The […]