A man has been charged with driving more than 35 mph over the limit, causing a crash that killed a 24-year-old Libertyville woman after her car rolled over and burst into flames in Waukegan. A grand jury indicted Miguel A. Landa, 20, of Waukegan, on charges of reckless homicide, aggravated reckless driving causing bodily harm, […]
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Man charged with driving under influence in crash that killed 66-year-old man, injured woman in Gurnee
A North Chicago man has been charged with driving under the influence and rear-ending a vehicle, killing a 66-year-old man and injuring a woman in Gurnee. Christopher Huley, 37, of North Chicago, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing death and three counts of reckless homicide. The charges stem from […]
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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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Woman charged with driving drunk in crash that killed her 22-year-old passenger in Waukegan
A Wisconsin woman has been charged with causing a drunk driving crash that left her 22-year-old female passenger dead and a man injured in Waukegan. The Waukegan Police Department and Waukegan Fire Department responded around 11 p.m. on August 20, 2020, to the area of Lewis Avenue and Brookside Avenue for a vehicle crash with […]
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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 previously convicted of killing victim in DUI crash gets 2 years in prison for new DUI crash in Fox Lake
A man who was previously convicted of killing someone in a drunk driving crash has been sentenced to two years in prison for driving drunk in Fox Lake and causing a crash. Matthew M. Bougher, 29, of Oak Park, was charged in August 2021 with aggravated driving under the influence, two counts of driving under […]
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3 years in prison for woman previously convicted in fatal DUI crash arrested again for DUI in Crystal Lake
A Lake Zurich woman, who has a previous conviction for reckless homicide, was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to driving in Crystal Lake while five times over the legal drinking limit. Patricia A. Demaio, 40, of Lake Zurich, was charged in November 2021 with two counts of aggravated driving under the […]
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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 […]