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Marquis Harris, 18, pled guilty to first-degree murder in the DUI-related death of Marciea Adkins. Harris was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison for killing Adkins, 42, a Chicago police dispatcher. According to police, Harrison left a party around 6 a.m. on July 10, 2011 when he reportedly observed a driver leave a…

Matthew Dyer, 20, of Frankfort, was tased by a Tinley Park Police officer after a DUI arrest where he reportedly attempted to get out of his handcuffs and kick the arresting officers. On September 26, Dyer’s vehicle ran off the road and hit a light pole at the Harlem Avenue exit ramp of eastbound I-80.…

Anthony Cechini, 23, of Round Lake is charged with felony DUI in a fatal Fox Lake crash. At approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, Cechini was allegedly driving in a Subaru when it left the road and hit a tree. David Letchinger, Jr., 21, of McHenry, the front passenger, was ejected from the vehicle. He was…

Luis Romo, 18, was charged with driving under the influence after a crash that took place early Sunday morning in Elgin. According to police, Romo ran a stop sign and hit a SUV carrying three men around 1 a.m. Romo’s pickup truck reportedly pushed the SUV into a parked car. The crash had such force…

According to police, Mark Grace, former Cubs first baseman, could face felony aggravated DUI charges after he was arrested last month in Scottsdale, Arizona. A request for an upgraded charge was filed to the Maricopa County Attorney’s office after Grace picked up his second DUI arrest in less than 15 months. Grace is working as…

The City of Chicago has agreed to settle with the remaining drivers who alleged false DUI charges by former Chicago Police Officer Richard Fiorito. Fiorito was pulled from street duty three years ago after mounting allegations that he had falsified dozens of DUI charges. He had once been honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for…

Pavlo Lulak, 24, of Chicago is charged with aggravated driving under the influence after a passenger in his vehicle died when he allegedly lost control and crashed on the Kennedy Expressway this past weekend. Police claim Lulak’s BAC was almost three times the legal limit of .08. His passenger, Maryana Holovii, 23, of Medinah was…

Yvette Guerrero-Silva, 40, of Steger is charged with aggravated DUI after allegedly inadvertently reversing over her child Wednesday evening. Crete police claim that Guerrero-Silva was backing her minivan out of the driveway of a family business around 7:10 p.m. when she ran over her daughter Holly, 19-months-old, causing serious head injuries. The child was reportedly…

Former Lake County Chief Judge, David Hall, was found not guilty of DUI after trial on Monday. Judge Hall had stepped down from his position after the arrest on April 26, 2008 and retired earlier this month after being diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Hall was found guilty of resisting arrest during the incident. The…

Heidi Roseen, 51, of Lockport was the victim of a fatal crash early Sunday morning with a suspected drunk driver. Roseen, a nurse at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, was on her way to work when her vehcile was struck by a pick up truck. The driver, 25-year-old man, Matthew Senica, from Orland…