Gabrielle Netzer, 22, was rushed to a near-by hospital after reportedly causing a crash on Interstate 55-70 near Collinsville. Netzer was allegedly driving under the influence when she entered the freeway going the wrong way and drove four miles before crashing into an oncoming vehicle. Netzer was flown to a…
Juan Hernandez, 42, required treatment for minor injuries sustained after he crashed an ambulance he had allegedly stolen from Norwegian American Hospital. Hernandez reportedly stole the ambulance while paramedics were loading an empty stretcher around 1 A.M. Hernandez and the ambulance were found one and a half miles away from…
Sheila Kane, 30, was charged with aggravated DUI after she struck a bicyclist on the Near West Side. Witnesses at a bar reported seeing Kane consume six vodka drinks before getting behind the wheel of her vehicle. Kane reportedly crashed into a barrier causing the vehicle to flip over before…
Henry Jesus Mendez, 21, was arrested in connection with car chase that resulted in a crash in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago. Mendez allegedly began firing a gun at individuals he recently had an altercation with at a nearby nightclub. Police officers heard the gunshots and responded to the scene…
Diana Paz, 35, was arrested for Driving Under the Influence during an early Friday morning stop. About two hours later she was released and dropped off at a BP gas station near the Eisenhower Expressway. Thirty minutes later she was struck and killed as she walked along the median of…
Bruce Brandwein, defense attorney for Alia Bernard, will argue that the “any amount” of marijuana law recently passed by the Illinois Supreme Court is unconstitutional and violates equal protection under the law. Bernard was originally charged with reckless homicide, but aggravated DUI charges were filed after blood test detected some…
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…
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…
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…
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…