A wrongful-death lawsuit has been filed against a man accused of driving intoxicated and killing a 9-year-old girl in Aurora last October. John Jonak, the father of Katelyn Jonak, of Aurora, filed the lawsuit in Kane County against Anthony S. Potochney, 25, of the 900 block of North Avenue, Aurora, according to court records. Jonak…
A 24-year-old woman charged in the May crash in Skokie that claimed the life of a 8-year-old boy sobbed and asked forgiveness in court Wednesday before she was sentenced to five years in prison. Read the full article here.
Toxicology report showed Laura Schmittling, 27, had methamphetamines, amphetamines and THC in her system at the time of the I-55 accident in November. EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois — A Metro East woman was charged with aggravated DUI in connection with a car crash that killed her 8-year-old daughter in November. Laura Schmittling, a 27-year-old Collinsville mother, was…
In court Thursday, Coles County State’s Attorney Brian Bower filed a new petition against McCulloch that contained a single charge, aggravated unlawful use of a communication device. … Those charges were aggravated driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia. They accused her of having marijuana in her system and having a pipe for…
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JOLIET, IL — A 6-year-old Joliet girl died and a 29-year-old Joliet woman was airlifted to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries after police say a 34-year-old motorist was under the influence of drugs and disregarded a stop sign in Kendall County. The little girl, identified as Lily Hicks, was taken to Loyola Medical Center…
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The 17-year-old driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old girl in Tinley Park in May allegedly had traces of marijuana in his system and was speeding through a school zone right before the crash, a spokesman for the state’s attorney’s office said today. Click here to read the full article.
DIXON – A driver involved in a triple-fatal crash in June was under the influence of marijuana and trying to access the Internet when his car was struck by a semitrailer, according to a report from the Lee County Sheriff’s Department… As for Parrett, an autopsy revealed he had more than trace amounts of marijuana in…
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The 3-month-old baby who suffered life-threatening injuries in Wednesday’s fatal car accident in Carterville died on Saturday, according to an update by a relative on the family’s GoFundMe site. On the fundraising site, which has raised more than $2,600 in a day for the family, an update posted by a relative around 10 a.m. stated that the parents…