A judge on Monday found a Chicago man “guilty but mentally ill” on murder and other charges for intentionally driving into oncoming traffic, hitting a van head-on and killing its driver near Hebron. William P. Bishop, 44, of Chicago, was charged in June 2020 with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, three counts of aggravated battery,…
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According to authorities, the investigation found that speed and intoxicating substances were contributing factors in the crash. Prosecutors said Friday that Khan had been boating and smoking marijuana at a friend’s house in Carpenterville hours before the accident, the Herald reports. Read the full article here.
Her car smelled strongly of marijuana and there was pot in her purse, police said. Read the full article here.
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AURORA, IL — An Aurora man has been sentenced to serve 7 years in prison for a DUI crash in Naperville that claimed the life of his passenger in 2016. Michael Vera, 36, of the 200 block of E. New York St., pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count of aggravated DUI causing death. The…
An Elgin man will return to prison after he pleaded guilty to his involvement in a fatal DUI crash that killed a 35-year-old man more than a year ago. Steven T. Luellen, 35, of the 300 block of Jefferson Street, Elgin, agreed Thursday to a sentence of eight years and nine months in prison in…
A woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for driving over 100 mph while under the influence of drugs and causing a crash that killed two people near Marengo. Miranda A. Johnson, 28, of Poplar Grove, was charged in August 2022 with two counts of aggravated driving under the influence causing a fatal…
Shortly before midnight, Matthew C. Evers, 34, exited a ride-share vehicle, walked into oncoming traffic on Route 120 and was struck by a Chevrolet Impala driven by Joe Paredes, 31, of 24300 block of West Tyler Avenue near Round Lake, the Lake County sheriff’s office said in a news release Wednesday. Evers died the next…
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A Cicero woman is accused of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in connection with a weekend crash in Elmhurst that killed her fiance. Alibet Mendoza, 33, of the 1500 block of South Austin Boulevard, has been charged with four felony counts of aggravated DUI-accident causing death, one felony count of possession of…