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30 months in prison for McHenry man caught driving drunk after being convicted in 1999 of killing victim in drunk driving crash

A McHenry man previously convicted of driving drunk and causing a fatal crash in Lake County has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for again driving drunk and drugged in Spring Grove. Mark C. Jensen, 48, of McHenry, was charged in February 2021 with four counts of aggravated driving under the influence, possession of […]

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Man wanted for allegedly driving ‘excessively fast’ and intoxicated before t-bone crash that killed infant and mother near Waukegan

An arrest warrant was issued for a Zion man who police say was driving “excessively fast” while intoxicated before crashing into another vehicle in unincorporated Waukegan. The October crash killed an infant and his mother and left several others seriously injured. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Gurnee Fire Department responded on October 29, 2022, […]

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4 years in prison for man convicted in high-speed drunk driving crash that killed 5-month-old baby in Barrington Hills

A man has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty in a high-speed drunk driving crash that killed a 5-month-old baby and left other children injured in Barrington Hills. Brayer Arias-Colazo, 30, of Carpentersville, was charged with eight counts of aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and speeding […]

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Man charged with driving drunk in high-speed crash that left 1 dead, 1 seriously injured in Waukegan

Charges have been filed against a man who was allegedly speeding and driving drunk when he ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle, killing a man and seriously injuring a woman in Waukegan. Frederick A. Spencer, 30, of Waukegan, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated driving under the influence causing death and aggravated […]

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Algonquin teen charged with driving under influence, causing crash that killed man in Barrington Hills

Police say a 17-year-old Algonquin boy was driving under the influence and using an electronic device during a crash that killed a 26-year-old man in Barrington Hills. The 17-year-old, whose name was not released because he is a minor, was charged in a juvenile petition with aggravated driving under the influence, reckless homicide and aggravated […]