The Lakewood Village Board reversed course and approved a police chief’s request to purchase a Tesla police car, which will be the first electric police car in McHenry County. Lakewood Police Chief Mike Roth said the police department entered into a lease agreement with Enterprise to lease three police Dodge Durango vehicles in August 2021. […]
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Village board rejects police chief’s request for Lakewood to purchase first Tesla police car in McHenry County
The Lakewood Village Board rejected a police chief’s request to purchase a Tesla police car, which would have been the first electric police car in McHenry County. Lakewood Police Chief Mike Roth said the police department entered into a lease agreement with Enterprise to lease three police Dodge Durango vehicles in August 2021. Two of […]
Charges filed after motorcyclist left injured in crash caused by hit-and-run driver in Lakewood
Charges have been filed against a driver accused of making an illegal U-turn and crashing into a motorcyclist, leaving him injured, before fleeing the scene on Route 176 in Lakewood. Anthony M. Gapastione, 40, of Elgin, was charged with failure to report an injury crash, reckless driving, improper traffic lane usage and failure to change […]
Lakewood man sentenced to 7 years in prison after being convicted of 5th DUI where children were in car
A Lakewood man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after he was convicted of his fifth driving under the influence conviction where two children were in his car when he was stopped. Daniel R. Meyers, 55, of Lakewood, was charged in April 2023 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, aggravated driving […]
Lakewood man faces up to 30 years in prison after being convicted of 5th DUI where children were in car
A Lakewood man faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted of his fifth driving under the influence conviction where two children were in his car when he was stopped. Daniel R. Meyers, 55, of Lakewood, was charged in April 2023 with aggravated driving under the influence fifth offense, aggravated driving under […]
Motorcyclist dies following crash on Route 176 and Dean Street in Lakewood
A male motorcyclist transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries following a crash with a minivan at the intersection of Route 176 and Dean Street died after arriving at the hospital, authorities said. The cause of the crash at 2:22 p.m. in Lakewood has not been released and remains under investigation by Lakewood Police […]
Identity of Woodstock man killed Friday while running from police released by McHenry County Coroners Office
The McHenry County Coroner’s Office has released the identity of a man killed in a car crash running from Woodstock police early Friday morning. An autopsy for Fabian Velazquez, 25, of Woodstock, is due to take place May 28, coroner officials said. Velazquez died at Northwestern Hospital Huntley shortly after the violent one-vehicle crash on […]
One man killed in Route 47 crash following domestic violence incident in Woodstock
One man was killed in a violent one-car crash in Lakewood Friday when the driver lost control of his vehicle while running from police after firing a gun in a Woodstock home, authorities said. Woodstock Police Department officials said in a news release Friday officers were dispatched to the 200 Block of Douglas Street in […]
One man was injured in rollover on Route 47 in Lakewood
One man was injured following a crash on Route 47 in Lakewood early Friday, authorities said. The male was driving an SUV southbound on Route 47 at a high rate of speed when he approached Route 176, veered to the right, went into a grassy area before going airborne and crashing onto Swanson Road, Lakewood […]