Prosecutors say a woman was driving drunk and high at nearly 100 mph when she caused a rollover crash that left her 34-year-old passenger ejected from the car and dead on Route 41 in Highland Park. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:25 a.m. on November 24, 2024, to […]
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Man charged with reckless homicide for speeding, causing crash that left elderly woman dead in Barrington
A Deer Park man has been charged with reckless homicide for his role in a two-vehicle crash that killed an 89-year-old Palatine woman in Barrington earlier this year. Abraham N. Katz, 37, of Deer Park, was charged with a Class 3 felony count of reckless homicide for his role in the crash that killed Lois […]
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Man charged with DUI, causing head-on crash that killed 18-year-old and seriously injured 2nd teen in Beach Park
A Zion man has been charged with driving under the influence and causing a five-vehicle crash that killed an 18-year-old Waukegan man and seriously injured another teen in Beach Park. Diego A. Valencia, 22, of Zion, was charged with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing a crash involving death, two counts of […]
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Prosecutors say man drove intoxicated, 124 mph, causing fiery crash that killed his 2 juvenile brothers in Lindenhurst
Prosecutors say a man drove drunk and high while traveling at 124 mph, causing a fiery crash into a tree that killed his 11-year-old and 16-year-old brothers in Lindenhurst last year. A Lake County grand jury returned a 21-count indictment on July 23 charging Adrian Tiscareno, 21, of Wadsworth. Tiscareno was charged with 10 counts […]
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Probation for Antioch man who caused car, train crash that left wife and 13-year-old grandson dead in Ingleside
A grandfather has been sentenced to probation for driving through a railroad gate and causing his vehicle to be struck by a train in Ingleside, leaving his 13-year-old grandson and wife both dead. Anthony J. Shemberger, 73, of Antioch, was charged in October 2023 with two counts of reckless homicide by motor vehicle, a Class […]
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Reckless homicide and DUI charges filed in rollover crash that left victim ejected, dead on Route 41 in Highland Park
A woman has been charged with reckless homicide and DUI after causing a high-speed rollover crash on Route 41 in Highland Park that ejected her 34-year-old passenger, leaving him dead. The Highland Park Police Department and Highland Park Fire Department responded around 3:25 a.m. on November 24, 2024, to the 2300 block of Skokie Valley […]
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DUI, reckless homicide charges filed against man accused of causing fiery crash that killed 2 children in Lindenhurst
A driver has been charged with DUI and reckless homicide in a fiery crash into a tree that killed an 11-year-old and a 16-year-old, who were both brothers, in Lindenhurst last year. A Lake County grand jury returned a 21-count indictment on Wednesday charging Adrian Tiscareno, 21, of Wadsworth. Tiscareno was charged with 10 counts […]
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Charges filed against alleged speeding, distracted driver that hit disabled car, killing former Vernon Hills man
Charges have been filed against a driver accused of speeding and being on his cell phone when he slammed into a broken-down car, killing a former Vernon Hills man in November. Julian Ramirez, 30, of Chicago, was charged with reckless homicide and aggravated use of an electronic communication device. The charges stem from a fatal […]
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Pre-trial release denied for 2nd suspect charged in fatal hit-and-run of teen riding bicycle in Waukegan
A judge denied pre-trial release to a Waukegan man after he and a woman were charged with fatally running over a 17-year-old boy riding his bicycle in Waukegan and fleeing the scene. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 12:45 a.m. on November 10 to the area of Belvidere Road and Fulton […]