Charges have been filed against a driver accused of driving drunk and traveling the wrong way, striking another vehicle head-on and killing a longtime Wauconda High School teacher. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. on December 10 near Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen said the collision occurred […]
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‘He put the kids and the school first’: Longtime Wauconda teacher remembered after being killed by DUI driver
A longtime Wauconda High School teacher is being remembered for putting students first after he was killed last weekend by a suspected intoxicated driver who crashed head-on into his vehicle. The Wheeling Fire Department and Wheeling Police Department responded around 2:15 a.m. last Sunday to Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling for a vehicle […]
Wauconda High School teacher killed by suspected intoxicated driver in head-on crash
A Wauconda High School math teacher was killed on Sunday after a suspected intoxicated driver crashed head-on into his vehicle in Wheeling. The Wheeling Fire Department and Wheeling Police Department responded around 2:15 a.m. Sunday to Palatine Road and Wheeling Road in Wheeling for a vehicle crash with injuries. Wheeling Deputy Police Chief Al Steffen […]