Coroner says missing teenager Brissa Romero was under influence of alcohol, THC when she died in Vernon Hills pond

The coroner says 17-year-old Brissa Romero was under the influence of alcohol and THC when she drove her car into a Vernon Hills pond before being found dead last month. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed to Lake and McHenry County Scanner on Wednesday that it had recently received toxicology test results for Romero. The…

Trucker was under influence of marijuana in fatal Toll Road crash, officials say

SOUTH BEND — A “horrific” crash in June when a semitrailer plowed into a line of slowing and stopped cars on the Indiana Toll Road has now resulted in criminal charges against the driver of the truck. New York native Chasen Thompson, 27, is charged with seven felonies of causing death or serious injury while under the…

Family of Rockford 16-year-old killed in car crash asks for community’s help to find DUI suspect

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The family of an East High School football player that was killed in a car wreck over the summer is calling on the community to help put the man responsible for the crash behind bars. Police said that Dehari Steele was driving under the influence when he crashed into Mason Hada….

Wheaton Man Held On $150,000 For Allegedly Striking And Killing Pedestrian, 82

WHEATON, Ill. (STMW) — A west suburban delivery man had cannabis in his system when he struck and killed an elderly woman on the Southwest Side earlier this week, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. James Rudzinski, 61, allegedly admitted to authorities that he smokes marijuana everyday and did the night before he hit an elderly pedestrian…