The woman who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 90 near Marengo – causing the crash that killed herself and seven others – had a blood alcohol concentration that was twice the legal limit, the coroner said. A full autopsy and toxicology have been completed by the McHenry County Coroner’s Office on Jennifer Fernandez, […]
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Driver transported to hospital after box truck rolls over on Interstate 90 ramp near Marengo
A driver was transported to the hospital after his box truck rolled over on an exit ramp from Interstate 90 near Marengo Tuesday morning. The Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts and Illinois State Police responded around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday to Route 23 and Interstate 90. Marengo Fire & Rescue Districts Communications Specialist Alex Vucha said […]
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1 killed after being ejected during rollover crash on Interstate 90 near Huntley
A passenger was ejected from a vehicle and died after the car rolled over several times on Interstate 90 in Huntley early Saturday morning. The Illinois State Police and Huntley Fire Protection District responded around 1:50 a.m. Saturday to Interstate 90 westbound at the Route 47 exit in Huntley for a report of a vehicle […]
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Funeral services held for family of six who died in head-on crash on Interstate 90 in McHenry County
Funeral services were held Monday for a mother, father and four children who died on their way to a vacation after their van was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 90 in McHenry County. Thomas Dobosz, 32, and Lauren Dobosz, 31, along with their children Emma, Lucas, Nicholas and Ella — whose ages ranged […]
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Visitation held for family of 6 who were among 8 dead in Interstate 90 crash in McHenry County
A visitation was held Saturday for a mother and father and their four children who died after their van was struck by a wrong-way driver on Interstate 90 in McHenry County last month. The incident happened around 2:11 a.m. on July 31 on Interstate 90 near mile marker 33.5, which is west of Route 23, […]
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Father dies of injuries following head-on crash that also killed his entire family on I-90 in McHenry County
A father has died days after his family’s van was hit by a wrong-way driver, killing his wife and four children, as they were leaving for vacation on Interstate 90 in McHenry County. The incident happened around 2:11 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 90 near mile marker 33.5, which is west of Route 23, between Marengo […]
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‘Will be missed dearly’: Entire family, except husband, killed in McHenry County I-90 crash
A fundraiser has been started to help a father pay for funeral expenses after his entire family, including his wife and four children, were killed in a head-on crash on Interstate 90 in McHenry County. The incident happened around 2:11 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 90 near mile marker 33.5, which is west of Route 23, […]
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Police identify 3 of 8 people involved in head-on crash that killed 7 on Interstate 90 near Marengo
State police have identified three adults involved in a fiery wrong-way driving crash that left seven dead, including five children, on Interstate 90 near Marengo Sunday. Illinois State Police District 15 troopers responded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday to Interstate 90 near mile marker 33.5, which is west of Route 23 between Marengo and Hampshire. The […]
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All lanes of I-90 in McHenry County reopen after 7 killed in head-on wrong-way driving crash
State police have reopened all lanes on Interstate 90 in McHenry County following an investigation into a head-on crash that left seven dead, including five children, Sunday morning. Illinois State Police District 15 troopers responded around 2:11 a.m. Sunday to Interstate 90 near mile marker 33.5, which is west of Route 23 between Marengo and […]