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Michael Villanueva, 25, was pronounced dead at the Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood after a DUI crash on the Eisenhower Expressway near Oak Park. Villanueva was standing outside his vehicle, which had crashed into a wall on the expressway, when he was struck by an SUV driven by a 61 year old woman. The…

Annabella Loerop, 4, was killed when she was hit by a vehicle driven by an allegedly drunk teen. The 17 year old, Deandre Wolf, has been charged with driving under the influence of marijuana and reckless homicide in the death of the four year old. Wolf, 16 years old at the time of the incident,…

William Anthony Howe was driving a Porsche the wrong-way on Interstate 88 when he struck a vehicle killing a woman and her father and seriously injuring her husband. Howe remains hospitalized. He has not yet been charged with the crash or been confirmed as the driver. However, witnesses reported he was swerving all over the…

ESPN analyst and former Chicago Bulls player, Jalen Rose, was arrested last March for DUI after his vehicle veered off of a snowy road. There were no injuries in the accident. The 38-year-old blew a .12 after the arrest. Rose was convicted on the charge last week in Bloomfield Hills and, despite this being his…

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled in April that prosecutors can upgrade charges to a felony in a fatal crash if any trace of an illegal drug is found in the defendant’s system regardless of evidence of impairment. The law applies to both illicit drugs and the unlawful use of controlled substances. This ruling came out…

Mike Adamle, a former Chicago Bear, had his drunk-driving charges dismissed by Cook County prosecutors after it was determined that he was well under the legal limit of .08. The sportscaster was pulled over by Evanston police in January after allegedly disobeying a flashing red traffic signal. After being taken to the station, Adamle’s blood-alcohol…

In November of 2010, 21-year-old Jay Yi of Hoffman Estates was involved in a single-car crash which resulted in the death of his passenger, 20-year-old Christopher Vega. Yi had a blood alcohol content of .191, more than twice the legal limit, and plead guilty to aggravated DUI. Yi was out on $200,000 bond, but last…

William Miller, 41, of Chicago, was driving his Ford SUV in the village of Dolton when he attempted to make a left turn, failing to yield to an oncoming motorcycle. He struck the motorcycle, driven by Ernestine Temple, 37. After striking the motorcycle, he allegedly pulled over and began to remove his license plate and…

Glen Ellyn tennis instructor David Briddle was arrested for DUI Memorial Day weekend in Naperville. Briddle, 52, blew 0.0 on a Breathalyzer test, and after being fingerprinted and taking a mug shot, he was released without charges. The Naperville police department then provided information on the arrest to a local newspaper. Briddle is now suing…

Five people were taken to hospitals after a crash in the Little Village neighborhood between a truck and an SUV at 1:30 a.m. on July 14th. Both vehicles rolled over on their sides and the driver of the truck, Roberto Curiel, 21, was alleged to be driving under the influence. He was charged with DUI,…