Christine Ahn, 29, turned herself into police on May 1 for the fatal alcohol-related crash that occurred this past Christmas Eve in Chicago. Ahn, who is charged with aggravated DUI, has resigned from her position as a teacher’s aide at Hawthorn Elementary District 73 in Vernon Hills. She was been…
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Update: Balmoral Park DUI Death Results in 9-years Imprisonment
A Michigan horse trainer, Angus D. Lake, 42, convicted of DUI, was sentenced to nine years in prison for causing the death of his girlfriend, Michelle Eustis, as she went for a horse ride on Backstretch Road at Balmoral with one of her good friends. Eustis was riding a retired…
FBI Hunts for Illegal Immigrant Facing Aggravated DUI Charges
On June 8, 2011, Saul Chavez allegedly hit and killed a 66-year-old man, William McCann in Chicago. McCann was walking along Kedzie Avenue in Logan Square when he was struck by a vehicle. He was reportedly thrown into the air and landed on the hood of the car. Chavez was…
Grayslake Police Chief Charged with DUI in Wisconsin
Grayslake police chief, Matt McCutcheon, was charged with DUI in Wisconsin. The charges came about after his involvement in a car accident while returning from a restaurant just over the state line with his wife. McCutcheon was turning onto Route 46 in Silver Lake when he allegedly struck a car…
21-Year-Old Charged for Fatal DUI Hit-and-Run in Downtown Chicago
Innocent pedestrian, Jesse Bradley, 32, stepped out for a late night snack around 2:30 a.m. near LaSalle and Division, when he was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. Bianca Garcia, 21, had allegedly been driving in her Jeep Liberty two blocks the wrong way down a one-way street. Chicago…
Chicago Woman Charged with DUI Crash After Street Fight
A party in the Gresham neighborhood over the weekend reportedly ended with a fight in the street. Denise Carter, of Chicago, allegedly jumped in her car, pulled a U-Turn, accelerated, and drove straight into the crowd that had gathered. The impact broke a woman’s shoulder and knee according to prosecutors,…
Former Chicago Cop Gets 3 Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Crash
Last Tuesday, a Chicago police officer was sentenced to 3 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash. Officer Richard Bolling, 43, was off-duty when he struck Trenton Booker, 13, with his Dodge Charger in May of 2009. One of the two officers that stopped Bolling after he left the…
Chicago Cop Allegedly Makes Phony 911 Call to Avoid DUI Stop
Sean Patrick Dailey, 33, a Chicago police officer was stopped for speeding and running a red light in November of 2010 in Niles. The Niles officer believed Dailey could be intoxicated and tried to cut the off-duty officer a break by letting him call a taxi for a ride home.…
Blue Island Man Charged with DUI after Fatal Crash with CTA Bus
Walter Thompson, 30, of Blue Island was charged with driving under the influence after his SUV allegedly caused a chain reaction accident that hit a man unloading a beer truck. A vehicle pinned the worker against a CTA bus Monday in the Morgan Park neighborhood. Charles Kimbrough, 45, and a…
$1 Million Bond in Fatal Eisenhower DUI Crash Involving Squad Car
Frank Caruso, of Westchester, was involved in a minor accident on the Eisenhower Expressway on Saturday at about 1 a.m.. A state trooper arrived on the scene and positioned his vehicle with his emergency lights activated to warn other motorists of the accident. Caruso sat in the back of the…