A grand jury has filed additional charges against a woman accused of fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park last summer. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was initially charged in December with one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. […]
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Driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of Deerfield school board member released from custody after prosecutors fail to request her held
A judge released a woman who was charged with fatally striking a Deerfield school board member with her car and fleeing in Highland Park after prosecutors did not request her to be held. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. The Highland […]
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Mundelein woman charged in hit-and-run crash that killed Deerfield school board member in Highland Park
A Mundelein woman has been charged with fleeing the scene after running over a Deerfield school board member with her car, leaving the woman to die in Highland Park in June. Melanie A. Hass, 37, of Mundelein, was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a Class 1 felony. Maureen Wener, 49, of […]
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Lawsuit filed against alleged driver in hit-and-run crash that killed Deerfield school board member in Highland Park
A lawsuit has been filed against the alleged hit-and-run driver who fatally ran over a Deerfield school board member while she was riding her bike in Highland Park. Maureen Wener, 49, of Deerfield, was riding her bicycle around 12:37 p.m. on June 2 near Deerfield Road and Piccadilly Road in Highland Park. Wener was struck […]
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‘Will be greatly missed’: Officials ask for help in identifying hit-and-run driver that fatally struck Deerfield school board member
A Deerfield school board member is being remembered as city officials continue to plea for the public’s help in identifying the hit-and-run driver who fatally struck the woman in Highland Park. An autopsy performed Friday on Maureen Wener, 49, of Deerfield, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County […]
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Deerfield school board member identified as bicyclist fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Highland Park
A Deerfield school board member has been identified as the bicyclist who died after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Highland Park Friday afternoon. An autopsy performed Friday on Maureen Wener, 49, of Deerfield, showed she died as a result of blunt force injuries, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. […]