Woman charged with DUI in deadly South Side hit-and-run crash
Nyamca Tolefree, 29, is facing several charges, including failure to report an accident and driving under the influence.
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Nyamca Tolefree, 29, is facing several charges, including failure to report an accident and driving under the influence.
A 29-year-old woman has been arrested after a fatal attempted hit-and-run in Chicago Lawn Tuesday night.
Iryna Kalach, 39, was arrested by Chicago police and members of the U.S. Marshal Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force on Thursday in the 1700 block of South State Street.
One of the occupants got out of the vehicle and was hit by another vehicle, state police said.
Alex Landa, 33, of the 700 block of Franklin, Winthrop Harbor, was indicted by the Lake County Grand Jury on Wednesday, charged with failure to report a crash involving death and aggravated DUI causing death.
Chicago police said the victim, a 66-year-old woman, was in the crosswalk when a 2022 Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross turned into the crosswalk and hit her.
Michael Reznik, 37, of Wauconda, Illinois, was arrested on Tuesday in the 5500 block of West Grand Avenue.
The victim, identified as Austin Stanek, 24, of Island Lake, Illinois, was taken to Advocate Good Shepard Hospital in Barrington, where he died.
Victor Rivas-Martinez Jr., 22, of Waukegan, was arrested and charged with failure to remain on the scene of an accident, failure to report an accident, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, not having a valid driver's license and no proof of insurance.
Gary police said the department received a call for service just before 6 a.m. of a possible personal injury accident at the intersection of 5th Avenue and Madison Street.
The Waukesha Police Department said around 6:41 p.m., a tow truck operator was loading a disabled vehicle on the eastbound shoulder of I-94 east of Sawyer Road when they were hit by a blue minivan that left the scene.
The Joliet Fire Department responded and took the victim to Ascension Saint Joseph Hospital with critical injuries, but later died.
The vehicle is described as a dark red or maroon Kia Sorento SUV, with Illinois license plate EB88421.
The incident happened just before 6 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue.
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A 56-year-old man was found lying next to a bicycle in the southbound lanes of South Larkin Avenue.
According to witnesses, a white SUV struck the victim and continued northbound on Kedzie.
A white Nissan sedan struck the pedestrian, who died at the scene.
Investigators say just before midnight, deputies arrived at the scene on Dilleys Road just south of Wadsworth Road for a report of a person down.
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The driver of a black pickup was heading eastbound and did not stop to render aid.
Chicago police said a white Dodge SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed when it disregarded a stop sign and struck a green Buick sedan that was traveling through the intersection.
The crash happened around 6:11 a.m. in the 10700 block of South Emerald Avenue.
Illinois State Police said Johnson was involved in an earlier traffic crash where his vehicle rested off the roadway's right side.
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