Kelli and Jessica Uhl were killed in the November 2007 accident cause by former Illinois State Trooper Matt Mitchell. Mitchell, who was responding to another accident, was driving at 126mph through busy traffic on Interstate 64 while sending and receiving emails and talking to his girlfriend on his mobile phone. He crossed the median and…
Continue reading ›Sandra Vasquez, 26, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the fatal drunk-driving crash in 2007 that left five Oswego teens dead and three others injured. The prison term means Vasquez, the mother of two young children, will have to spend at least 12 1/2 years behind bars. Initially, Vazquez faced up to 28…
Continue reading ›Edward Cook was found guilty of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI instead of murder after losing control of his car while driving at a high rate of speed, skidding onto the sidewalk and striking a man, David Long, and his dog. Both Long, 54-years-old, and his dog were killed in the crash. Citing other cases…
Continue reading ›A driver was charged with DUI after running into a Chicago Police officer and a woman that the officer had pulled over for a traffic violation. The incident took place at about 3:20 a.m. in the 5600 block of West Foster Avenue in Chicago. Steve Ortiz, 21, was charged with misdemeanor DUI, negligent driving, driving…
Continue reading ›The alleged carjacking of a cab in Lake County led police on a chase ending in Wisconsin. Carl J. Blahnik, 53, of Nevada is facing felony charges in the incident. Specifically, Blahnik is charged with fleeing an officer, operating a vehicle without consent, and DUI. Additionally, he was cited for multiple traffic offenses, including driving…
Continue reading ›Peter A. Tsangaris, 24, of Naperville has been charged with false impersonation of an attorney in connection with a friend’s DUI-related traffic stop. Tsangaris is a pre-law student at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tsangaris was a passenger in the vehicle of a friend, Phillip D. Hamiti, who was pulled over by Naperville police…
Continue reading ›Evidenced by recent posts on our blog, stories of Chicago teenagers accused of aggravated DUI have not been an uncommon occurrence over the last week. This most recent case from Saturday involves Rakeem H. Roach, 18, who is charged with one count of aggravated DUI and eight other charges including failure to stop at a…
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