The coroner has identified an 18-year-old woman who was killed after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while riding her bicycle and then run over by a second car in Wadsworth. An autopsy performed Monday showed that Tiana Smith, 18, of Zion, died as a result of blunt force injuries from a vehicle crash, […]
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Woman killed after being struck by hit-and-run vehicle, run over by 2nd car in Wadsworth
The sheriff says a woman riding her bicycle was killed after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle and then run over by a second car in Wadsworth Friday evening. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Newport Fire Protection District responded around 11:45 p.m. Friday to the area of Dilleys Road just south of Wadsworth […]
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Driver allegedly hits multiple cars, rams car 4 times and tries running down car’s occupants in Waukegan
Prosecutors say a 20-year-old man struck multiple cars, including intentionally ramming one car at least four times, before trying to hit pedestrians with his car in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 9:50 p.m. Saturday to the area of 604 Grand Avenue for a call of a hit-and-run crash. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney […]
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Man charged with drunk driving, fleeing scene of crash that left motorcyclist severely injured near Antioch
A Wisconsin man has been charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the scene after a motorcycle crashed into his car and the rider was left with severe injuries near Antioch. Eric P. Simo, 30, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and two counts […]
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Police arrest convicted felon found with loaded handgun after fleeing crash scene in Waukegan
A Waukegan man, who is a convicted felon, was arrested after police found him in possession of a handgun after he allegedly fled from a vehicle crash with injuries in Waukegan. Christopher G. Profit, 25, of the 800 block of Wadsworth Avenue in Waukegan, was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, felon in […]
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180 days in jail for man convicted in drunk driving hit-and-run crash that killed woman near Marengo
A Marengo man has been sentenced to 180 days in jail for crashing into a woman on a go-kart and fleeing the scene, leaving her to die near Marengo in 2018. Brett J. Herold, 30, of the 2600 block of Constance Lane in Marengo, was indicted on charges of aggravated leaving the scene of an […]
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Man pleads guilty to drunk driving hit-and-run crash that killed woman near Marengo
A Marengo man has pleaded guilty to driving drunk when he crashed into a woman on a go-kart and fled the scene, leaving her to die near Marengo in 2018. Brett J. Herold, 29, of the 2600 block of Constance Lane in Marengo, was indicted on charges of aggravated leaving the scene of an accident […]
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Police searching for driver of stolen vehicle that hit ambulance, fled the scene in Gurnee
Police are searching for the driver of a stolen vehicle that struck an ambulance as it was responding to a call in Gurnee and then fled the scene Sunday evening. The Gurnee Police Department said they responded around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to the intersection of Grand Avenue and Fuller Road for a report of a […]
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Woodstock man arrested after hit-and-run crash, fleeing police before crashing again in Harvard
A Woodstock man who hit a vehicle and fled in Harvard led police on a brief pursuit before he crashed again, this time into an electrical pole, causing a transformer fire. The Harvard Police Department responded around 8:49 p.m. Tuesday to the 700 block of West McKinley Street for a report of a hit-and-run crash. […]