Authorities have identified a Waukegan woman who died after the vehicle she was driving crashed into a pole at a high rate of speed in Gurnee last week. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 11:15 p.m. Thursday to Tri-State Parkway and Centerpoint Court in Gurnee for a report of a vehicle […]
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Waukegan woman killed, man injured after reckless vehicle slams into pole in Gurnee
A Waukegan woman died and a man was injured after the vehicle they were in was driving recklessly and crashed into a pole in Gurnee Thursday evening, police said. The Gurnee Police Department and Gurnee Fire Department responded around 11:15 p.m. Thursday to Tri-State Parkway and Centerpoint Court in Gurnee for a report of a […]
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7 days in jail for Gurnee man who ran over police officer’s foot, leg in McHenry County
A Gurnee man convicted of driving away from a traffic stop in McHenry County and running over a police officer’s foot and leg, causing injury, has been sentenced to seven days in jail. Warren H. Choe, 51, of the 5600 block of Notting Hill Road in Gurnee, was indicted on charges of aggravated reckless driving […]
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Reckless drivers cause vehicle crash that left car dangling from utility pole in Zion
Police say two vehicles that were racing or driving recklessly together caused a crash that left three people hospitalized and a car dangling from a utility pole cable in Zion. The Zion Police Department and Zion Fire and Rescue Department were called around 6:50 p.m. Monday to 31st Street and Lebanon Avenue for a report […]
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Drunk driver charged with causing multi-vehicle crash that killed innocent man in Fox Lake
A Plainfield man has been charged after he allegedly drove drunk and caused a five-vehicle crash that left an innocent 72-year-old man dead and another person injured in Fox Lake in June. John M. Buckley, 57, of the 24000 block of Thornberry Drive in Plainfield, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the […]
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Dashcam video shows moment reckless driver crashes into car, semi-truck near Libertyville
Editor’s Note: The below video could be considered shocking or disturbing to the viewer. Viewer discretion is advised. A dashcam video captured the moment an SUV slammed into another car and a semi-truck, causing the truck to jackknife on Tuesday in Libertyville. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call of a […]
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Lakemoor man charged after driving into opposite lanes of traffic, fleeing police in Crystal Lake
A Lakemoor man wanted for fleeing from police and driving into oncoming traffic lanes of traffic on Northwest Highway in Crystal Lake has been arrested. Martin Gonzalez, 18, of the 500 block of Summer Boulevard in Lakemoor, was charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing police, fleeing in an attempt to elude an officer and […]
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Woman allegedly attacked two security guards at Northwestern McHenry Hospital
A Wonder Lake woman was arrested by police after she allegedly kicked a security guard in the head and punched another guard in the head at Northwestern Hospital in McHenry. Amanda L. Bunday, 44, of the 8500 block of Acorn Path in Wonder Lake, was charged with five counts of aggravated battery of a peace […]
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Man charged in high-speed rollover crash that left 1 dead, multiple injured near Lake Forest
A man has been charged in connection with a high-speed reckless driving crash on Interstate 94 near Lake Forest in August that left one person dead and several injured. Rafael Perez, 26, of Berkeley, was charged with reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony, and aggravated reckless driving, a Class 4 felony. The Lake County State’s […]