Marijuana DUI charge in fatal accident dismissed in Stark County
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MMA Fighter Accused Of Driving High In Fatal Schaumburg Crash
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.
Update: Other Driver in Wreck That Killed Murder Case Witness Was High on Pot – Cops
Her car smelled strongly of marijuana and there was pot in her purse, police said. Read the full article here.
Driver on marijuana gets 30 months for fatal crash
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Former Uber driver charged with reckless homicide after Northwest Side crash
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Aurora Man Gets 7 Years For Fatal Naperville DUI Crash
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…
Elgin man pleads guilty to 2014 fatal DUI
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…
Woman sentenced to 14 years in prison for driving 100+ mph while intoxicated, causing crash that killed 2 near Marengo
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…
Round Lake-area driver charged in crash that killed Grayslake man
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…
Woman charged with aggravated DUI, reckless homicide in Rosemont crash
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Cicero woman charged with aggravated DUI in fatal Elmhurst crash
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…
Woman drank and smoked PCP-laced pot before crash killed passenger: Prosecutors
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