Alex Reyes, 24, is charged with reckless homicide and aggravated DUI resulting in death after a fatal crash with a Chicago squad car Friday night. Reyes, of Joliet, was allegedly driving a car with three passengers when he crashed into a Chicago police vehicle around 11:30 p.m. in the Austin…
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Chicago Man Charged with DUI after Crash Injures Cops
David Kreutz, 23, of Chicago is charged with DUI and a felony cannabis charge after an accident with a squad car on Tuesday night. Kreutz reportedly crashed into the officers’ vehicle after turning left in front of them on North Sheridan Road in Rogers Park around 7 p.m.. The two…
Naperville Driver Accused of DUI at 142 mph Pleads Guilty
Dean A. Suominen, 37, of Shorewood avoided jail time after pleading guilty Tuesday in DuPage County to misdemeanor DUI and reckless driving after officials allege he was traveling at more than 140 mph at the time of the incident. Suominen was charged on January 10, 2012 after his Dodge Charger…
Humboldt Park Woman Charged in Double Fatal DUI
Delia Aguila, 27, of Humboldt Park was allegedly driving under the influence when she struck and killed two people changing a tire in the Parkview neighborhood. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday night, Aguila’s minivan reportedly swerved and struck William Brunson, 39, of Chicago and Victoria Means, 34, of Riverdale.…
Glenview Man Faces Felony DUI Charges in Accident
Jerzy Orczyk, 60, of Glenview is charged with aggravated DUI after allegedly crashing into two cars and seriously injuring another driver. According to the Cook County sheriff’s office, on January 6 around 3 p.m. Orczyk drove through a red light at the intersection of Greenwood Road and Central Road and…
Man Involved in Fatal DUI Sent Back to Prison on Two New DUIs
Glen Ray Higginbotham Jr., 34, of Yorkville was sentenced in Will County on Monday to 8 years in prison for two DUI arrests that occurred in 2010 and 2011 (4 years on each count). These arrests come after he served time in prison in 1999 for a drunken-driving crash that…
Elmwood Park Man Faces DUI after Vehicle Crashes, Catches Fire
According to a release, Gonzalo Aguilera, 28, of Elmwood Park has been charged with DUI after crashing in a Riverside forest preserve near Brookfield Zoo. On Saturday at 2:13 a.m., a caller told police that a vehicle had swerved across four lanes of 1st Avenue and crashed into the woods.…
Chicago Reaches $6.25 Million Settlement with Pedestrian in DUI Crash
The city reached a $6.25 million settlement with a pedestrian injured by Dwight Washington, a Chicago Streets and Sanitation worker, who drove his city vehicle into a crowd in May 2011. Washington was employed by the city of Chicago to collect debris and empty garbage cans at the time of…
Former Chicago Cop Sentenced to 8 Years in Fatal DUI Crash
Former Chicago police detective, Joseph Frugoli, was sentenced to 8 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway in 2009. Frugoli is blamed for the deaths of Andrew Cazares, 23, and Fausto Manzera, 21, a student at Depaul. In the early morning hours of April…
Man Dies Skateboarding in DUI Related Accident
Luis P. Pena, 30, of Chicago is charged with aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving injury after a fatal crash on Saturday around 2 a.m.. Reginald Destin, 42, died after being struck while skateboarding with two friends on North Milwaukee Ave in the Bucktown neighborhood. Destin…