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 evening. Toxicology reports showed Evers had a blood-alcohol level that was three times the threshold for intoxication, while Paredes was under the influence of cannabis, the sheriff’s office said.