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Man Charged With DUI, Reckless Homicide In Crash With Squad Car
A Joliet man was charged with vehicular homicide after he drunkenly collided with a Chicago police cruiser Friday night — killing a passenger in his car while wounding himself, another occupant in the vehicle and two police officers.
Orland Fire Protection District Plans To Discipline Firefighter Over Fatal Crash
ORLAND PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Orland Fire Protection District officials plan to meet with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office Thursday before disciplining the lieutenant charged with reckless homicide in the death of a 25-year-old […]
Prosecutors: Firefighter Was On Medication, Speeding In Fatal Crash
A ranking Orland Fire Protection District and Crestwood firefighter took prescription pain medication, weaved between lanes and drove 25 mph above the speed limit before causing a crash Friday that killed a 25-year-old west suburban Downers Grove woman, prosecutors said.
Orland Firefighter Charged In Fatal Crash In Oak
On Friday night, Patrick Bruce of Oak Forest crashed into a car being driven by 25-year-old Anasis Knox of Downers Grove, who was out with her step-father shopping for a car.
New DUI Charge For Man Convicted Of Killing 4 In Drunken Crash
A parolee who spent nearly 12 years in prison for triggering a horrific drunken-driving crash that killed a McHenry County mother and her three children is facing new DUI charges.
Driver Charged With DUI After Running Over, Killing Man
A West Side man was charged with reckless homicide and DUI, after driving his vehicle into a group of pedestrians, fatally striking a man early Saturday in the Belmont-Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Teen Pleads Not Guilty In Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old Girl
A Highland Park teen pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges she huffed a cleaning product before her car slammed into a family on Labor Day, killing a 5-year-old girl.
Teen Indicted For DUI, Reckless Homicide In Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old
The young woman accused of running over and killing a 5-year-old girl in Highland Park on Labor Day has been indicted for reckless homicide and driving under the influence.
Bartlett Boater Indicted In Petite Lake Fatal
A Lake County grand jury approved reckless homicide and aggravated DUI charges Wednesday for the Bartlett man accused of being high on cocaine and under the influence of alcohol when he allegedly ran over a 10-year-old boy with his boat.
Woman Arrested For Fatal 2011 Rollover Crash
A 24-year-old Cicero woman has been arrested and charged with DUI and reckless homicide in connection to a fatal rollover crash that occurred in west suburban Riverside last December.
Motorist In Fatal Dan Ryan Crash Charged With Reckless Homicide
A man who ran away from a crash that killed his back seat passenger last weekend on the Dan Ryan Expressway has been charged with reckless homicide.
Man Charged In Connection With Fatal SW Side Crash
A driver’s decision to chase another car caused a crash that killed a 23-year-old Oak Lawn woman, prosecutors say.
Chicago Cop Convicted In Fatal DUI Crash
A Cook County jury on Wednesday found a Chicago Police officer guilty of reckless homicide for running over a teen bicyclist in a fatal drunken driving accident.
Jury Deliberates On Cop Charged With Killing Boy In DUI Crash
Jury deliberations continue later Wednesday morning in the trial of a Chicago police charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run accident.
Defense Attorney: Cop Wasn’t Drunk When He Struck & Killed Teen
An off-duty Chicago Police officer charged in a deadly drunken driving accident wasn’t intoxicated and was only trying to avoid the 13-year-old boy riding his bike on the wrong side of Ashland when the officer struck and killed him, the cop’s attorney said at the first day of his trial Tuesday.
Man Charged In Crash That Killed One, Injured 2
A Logan Square charged with reckless homicide for crashing the car he was driving into a group of people, killing one, during a gang-related chase Friday night on the Northwest Side has been ordered held in jail for violation of probation.
Motorist Gets 7 years For 2007 Crash That Killed 4 Passengers
A northwest suburban man was sentenced to seven years in prison Monday for a 2007 crash near Hampshire that killed the four passengers in his car.
Former Naperville Dentist Facing Reckless Homicide Charge Dies
A former Naperville dentist accused of killing two people in a head-on crash on I-88 last month has died.
Drunken Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Bicyclist In Pilsen
Authorities have charged a man with slamming into a bicyclist and killing him in the Pilsen neighborhood, then driving off.
Dentist Faces Reckless Homicide Charges In Fatal I-88 Crash
A west suburban dentist with a history of driving while impaired was charged with reckless homicide Monday.
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