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 […]
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Pre-trial release granted for 1 of 2 suspects charged in fatal hit-and-run of teen riding bicycle in Waukegan
A Vernon Hills woman was granted pre-trial release after she and a second suspect 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 […]
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Charges filed against 2 drivers accused of fatally running over teen on bicycle, fleeing scene in Waukegan
Two suspect drivers have been charged after they allegedly struck and killed a 17-year-old boy riding his bicycle before fleeing the scene in Waukegan. 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 Avenue for a report of a vehicle crash […]
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Man caught driving on revoked license in Libertyville after previously being convicted of reckless homicide
Police arrested a man, who was previously convicted of homicide with a vehicle, after they caught him driving in Libertyville with a revoked license for the third time. Lavell T. Craig, 47, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was charged with enhanced driving while license revoked with a prior reckless homicide conviction. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Dino […]
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Mundelein man charged with causing suspected DUI crash that killed mother of 4 in Boone County
Authorities have announced charges against a Mundelein man who they say is believed to have been driving intoxicated and caused a crash that killed a mother of four in Boone County. The Belvidere Police Department and Belvidere Fire and EMS responded around 8:20 p.m. Saturday to the area of Route 20 east of Farmington Way […]
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7 years in prison for man convicted in DUI crash that killed 66-year-old man, injured woman in Gurnee
A North Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for driving intoxicated and crashing into a vehicle, killing a 66-year-old man and injuring a woman, in Gurnee. Christopher Huley, 38, of North Chicago, was charged in January 2023 with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing death and three counts […]
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A Round Lake man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for killing his mother in reckless high-speed crash in McHenry in 2021
A Round Lake man was sentenced to three years in prison for killing his mother in high-speed crash after recklessly running a red light in McHenry. Emmet Zywiec, of Round Lake, pleaded guilty to a single count of reckless homicide involving a motor vehicle in front of McHenry County Circuit Court Judge Mark Gerhardt Wednesday, […]
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Grand jury charges man with reckless homicide in multiple-vehicle crash that killed woman in Waukegan
A grand jury has charged a man with reckless homicide after he allegedly drove through a red light and caused a three-vehicle crash that killed a 64-year-old woman in Waukegan. Francisco J. Martinez, 50, of Waukegan, was charged with two counts of reckless homicide, a Class 3 felony. A Lake County grand jury returned the […]