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 […]
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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 […]
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Judge sentences man, who evaded arrest for 25 years, to 12 years in prison for reckless homicide in Lake Forest
A man, who fled to Poland and evaded arrest for 25 years, was sentenced on Wednesday to 12 years in prison after being convicted of killing a man while driving drunk in Lake Forest in 1995. The Lake Forest Police Department said that Marek Josko, who was 42 years old at the time, was traveling […]