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Woodstock Man Charged In Deadly Drag Race In July

WOODSTOCK, Ill. (CBS) -- A Woodstock man is being held on $100,000 bond after being charged in connection with a deadly drag race.

WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya reports McHenry County Sheriff's police said 20-year-old Dan Huber was involved in a street race with two Woodstock teenagers in the early morning hours of July 1.

The car the 16-year-olds were in lost control while speeding, flipped over, and crashed into a pillar.

Alec Kaiser and Jacob Norys were killed in the wreck. Police said Huber didn't stick around after the crash, didn't check on the victims, and didn't call for an ambulance. He was allegedly racing the teens and bolted from the scene when they crashed on Davis Road in McHenry County.

Huber is charged with failing to report a fatal traffic accident, and aggravated street racing. If convicted, he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

He was due in court Thursday morning.

LISTEN: WBBM Newsradio's Bernie Tafoya reports

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